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Negative Effects Of Assault Weapons

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Assault Weapons Have a Negative Impact on the United States Imagine having a loved one who has been killed or seriously injured in a massive shooting. Sadly, every year many families grieve the loss of their loved ones who were victims of these horrific shootings. Due to the use of assault weapons, many innocent civilians lose their lives. There is no reason for any noncombatant to have access to these life threatening weapons. In order to stop this mayhem, congress must come together and reinstate the Assault Weapon Ban. Assault weapons should be banned since they have a negative impact on the United States.
Assault weapons create a perilous learning environment and have a negative impact on school safety. Many students become frightened …show more content…

People who have mental illness can find ways to access these weapons; which can lead to murder, crime, and destruction. For instance, a senior English major Seung-Hui Cho was allowed to purchase bullets and a nine millimeter Glock 19 pistol from a firearms store in Roanoke Virginia. Considering Cho had a background history of a mental illness, which should have became known in a background check, he was still allowed to purchase this dangerous weapon. On April 19, 2007, Cho had shot and thirty two staff members and students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg (The Assault Weapons Ban). The students who went to school were not expecting someone to show up and start to kill innocent people. Now, families whose loved ones were killed in this horrific incident, left an indelible mark on their hearts because, the thought of not having their loved ones on this earth anymore is unbearable. Imagine having to lose a beloved family member who has been killed in a mass shooting. This horrific incident proves that these weapons need to be banned in order to ensure that they do not end up in the hands of the wrong people. Danger would be dispersed amongst the citizens of the United States if these weapons end up in the wrong

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