To understand a way to solve the problem of gun violence, many look to gun control as their only hope of doing so. Some may ask: what is gun control? Gun control is generally a body of law intended to restrict or regulate the sale, purchase, or possession of firearms through licensing, registration, or identification requirements. Basically what the government is trying to do is restrict the sale of any illegal weapons like military grade weapons, like assault rifles, submachine guns or any weapons with a large magazine to citizens, as well as to restrict all sales to those who have a bad background. Gun control laws are put in place to ensure that those selling guns sell them to appropriate citizens with clear criminal records. In Johnson's (2008) article, he writes: “Retail gun sales are highly regulated. Pursuant to the Gun Control Act of 1968, all retail gun sellers must apply for and maintain a federal firearms license (FFL refers to both the license and the licensee). These FFLs are authorized to purchase and receive weapons by common carrier from wholesalers and manufacturers. , other FFLs and private sellers. (Paragraph 14). This is not the only law that comes along with the gun control law, there are a few others, like the One-Gun-A-Month law, ballistic fingerprinting and even smart guns, in which a few states have passed gun control laws.