guns
... Such proposals come just months after a host of cities — including New Orleans, Miami, and Los Angeles — filed suit against firearm manufacturers, blaming the companies’ marketing practices for violence caused by guns. ... ) Guns sold after the enactment of the proposed legislation would have been sold with safety locks – a factor that critics say could drive up gun prices. ... Such groups also advocate raising the legal age limit for ownership of guns to age 21 from the current age of 18. ... Historically, the debate over gun control has peaked following prominent acts of violence committed with guns, such as the shooting deaths of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King during the 1960s and the murder of Beatles icon John Lennon and an assassination attempt on President Reagan during the 1980s.