'''Gun control''' refers to all laws enacted at the federal, state, and local level with the intent of placing restrictions on the right of individual private citizens to own [[firearms]]. A common use of firearms are to defend one's life, though accidental death of those who are attacking has occurred. These laws are often seen to conflict with the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], which recognizes the right to bear arms. | '''Gun control''' refers to all laws enacted at the federal, state, and local level with the intent of placing restrictions on the right of individual private citizens to own [[firearms]]. A common use of firearms are to defend one's life, though accidental death of those who are attacking has occurred. These laws are often seen to conflict with the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], which recognizes the right to bear arms. |