Additional Information

While I preformed research on the topics of for gun control and against gun control these are the sources that I used.

"Action Center." NRAILA RSS. National Riffle Association, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-laws/maryland.aspx>.

--"Maryland does not regulate the sale of riffles or shotguns and no permit is required to purchase a riffle or shotgun." 
--For a riffle and a shotgun you do not need a permit to purchase, to register the firearm, a permit to carry and the owner does not need to have a license."  

Alpers, Philip, Amélie Rossetti, Marcus Wilson and Quentin Royet. 2013. Guns in the United States: Firearms, armed violence and gun law. Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney. GunPolicy.org, 12 November. Accessed 12 November 2013. at: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states

-- in 2011 there were 6,220 handgun homicides 

--in 2011 there were 679 long gun homicides 

Cook, Philip J., and Jens Ludwig. "Guns in America: National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms." National Institute of Justice Research in Brief May (1997): n. pag. Print.
-- "35% of households own guns." 
--"18% of people use their firearms for hunting, 17% use them for sport and another 17% use them for both." 

"Gun Control: Update." Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 17 Dec. 2012. Web. 6 Nov. 2013.<http://www.2facts.com/article/i1700240>.
--from 2004-2010 there were 1,119 times that tourists were allowed to purchase weapons
-- "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." 

Jaslow, Ryan. "A question of access? Mental health and gun violence." CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc, 24 Jan. 2013. Web. 6 Nov. 2013. <http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57565356/ a-question-of-access-mental-health-and-gun-violence/>.
-- "People with mental illness are much more likely to be victims of violent crimes than perpetrators of violence."
--"Those are almost inherently unpredictable, and often perpetrated by people with no gun-disqualifying mental health or criminal record." 

"Public Opinion on Gun Control (sidebar)." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 15 Sept. 1995. Web. 6 Nov. 2013. <http://www.2facts.com/article/ib100260>.

-- "2/3 people would not want handguns to become illegal." 

--"64% of the public either favor or strongly favor tougher gun laws" 

"The New Maryland Gun Laws: What They Mean For Gun Buyers." Eye On Annapolis. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. <http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2013/10/21/the-new-maryland-gun-laws-what-they-mean-for-gun-buyers/>.

--"the law bans the manufactures, sale and transfer of magazines with a capacity of over 10 rounds."
-- to purchase a handgun you need to now undergo safety training and a background check 

Zawitz, Marianne W. "Guns Used in Crime." Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings

     NCJ-148201.July (1995): n. pag. Print.

-- "Most gun crimes are commited with handguns." 
--By definition, stolen guns are available to criminals."