Liberal View of Issue The liberal view on gun control believes that more gun control restrictrictions would harm the common law abiding citizen of the united states. Another one of the liberal sides main argument is that most of school shooters take guns are obtained legally. As you can see by the chart shown above that over fifty percent of all mass shooting are used by gun that are legally obtained. That means that the guns used in mass shooting and school shooting are bought legally or are
cited as a reason why guns should not have regulation. The logical flaw in this is that the "ban" stopped the manufacture of new semi-automatic guns. The ban did nothing to affect those that already existed (Lysy 2013). An outright ban on all guns and other weaponry for non-military use, both new and already present, needs to enact in America as the current laws are excessively lax and also contribute to an abnormally high gun-related homicide rate. A comparison between the gun laws between America
at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The incident left americans raged and furious with public opinions for a stricter gun controls.President Barack Obama came into press at the White House and give words of emotions and honoring the victims of the tragedy. At a point Obama claim “ It gets me mad”, as he promised the nations that there will be a reform making it almost unaccessible for guns to the public. Ever since those words of sorrow to comfort the American society, four years later there have been
the United States. It's the controversial issue on whether or not guns are safe for the United States. Pro gun control activists believe putting restrictions on guns would benefit the country tremendously. However, the anti-gun control people do not want the government taking over their second amendment right. Many believe that gun legislation should be put into place to prevent crime, while others believe that putting laws on guns interferes with citizens' constitutional second amendment rights
that time, there were no public safety systems, like the police, and there were no automatic weapons available. From a personal protection angle, people own guns for self-defense, is impractical and glamorized. There is no reason for a person who lives in
How safe are we? Gun control is a debate that has escalated dramatically in recent years. The Second Amendment states “to the United States Constitution protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.” , but at what point is that line crossed where it is questioned whether we are allowed to bear arms or not? Mark Follman, a writer for the LA times, wrote an article “America 's mass-shootings epidemic” that talks about how mass murders have been escalating over the past decades. This article
great-grandparent’s house. The great-grandfather left out the gun, the grandmother did not see the gun, and the mother’s son pulled the trigger to the gun that killed his sister (McCoy 1). There were many people around and many precautionary steps that were breezed by in order for the shooting to happen. In our nation, “nearly 4 percent of shootings are unintentional and, in a given week, two children die from accidental shootings, according to gun violence research” (McCoy 1) Accidents such as Kimi’s death
debate over whether the United States should have stricter gun laws has become a major talking point in our society. However, the clear choice that will bring the most prosperity and security to our country is to maintain the current gun control laws as they are the best option for the USA’s modern society. We must not let the rush to judgement after every shooting spree cloud our minds and glaze over all the benefits and lifestyles that guns let us take for granted. Society must also see what the outcomes
Party and Communist party. Davis is well educated and received wide attention when she was fired from UCLA for being a member in the communist party. She also received wide attention when a takeover in a courtroom which killed several people by a gun was registered under her name. She was put on trial and acquitted for murder but found not guilty. In the past few years, she has been focusing on fighting against the prison system. She is the founder of Critical Resistance, a national organization
Question 1 Libertarian ideology aims for a balance of social and economic policy. They see that one is not more important that the other. However, their main focal point is that the government should have minimal control over the daily lives of people. Individuals should have maximum personal liberty to self-govern their own lives. Examples of libertarian policy include: non-interventionism when dealing with other nations, indifference about same sex marriage and abortion because government should