DBAV Alert and News

March 24, 2010 - Regardless of the increased security measures by most universities, guns still find their way into universities. This past six months in the United States alone saw 16 isolated incidents of school shootings, with the most recent University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting incident which involved a faculty member, only last month, February 12, 2010.

The frequency upon which school shooting incidents happen have led to the University of Georgia policy to improve its risk response methods. One of their priorities is to strengthen further university background checks.

When United States President Barack Obama swore to office last January 20, 2009, gun control advocates can only rejoice at the prospect of having a staunch supporter to their cause.

Now, they are giving the 1-year incumbent president every failing grade possible.

Gun control advocates say that Mr. Obama has failed to deliver the gun control promises he made during his presidency campaign. Nowhere was the campaign promise that he made to close an exploit that allows dealers sell firearms without federal background checks or criminal background checks. He has been largely nonexistent while several gun right promoters made strong pushes to expanded gun rights.

The past years had been witness to several attempts by both gun control advocates and their second amendment counterparts. Now a new bill has been passed by Utah state legislature that has caused much controversy. The proprietor and sponsor of the controversial gun bill, Senator Margaret Dayton, claims that the purpose of the Bill is to limit the federal government's control over the states and its citizen's right.

The bill proposes that all firearms stored, manufactured or constructed in the state should be exempt from any federal regulations. This means that dealers will not be required to acquire licenses for firearms bought and made within the state, this also may mean that buyers will no longer go through background checks using the FBI Instant Criminal Background Check System, allowing anyone; include convicted felons to freely purchase firearms.