by Rachel Gross
On December 14, 2012, 26 people were fatally shot at Sandy Hook
Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. 20 out of those 28 victims were innocent first grade
children. With gun violence
consistently rising, there needs to be stricter enforcement of the gun laws
that are currently in place. The
closest way to avoid these human calamities would be to confiscate all private
weapons, which, however, would be almost impossible considering there are more
than 300 million guns in the United States. There should be stricter
enforcement of the gun laws that we now have in place, which includes more extensive
background checks. Proper training
for everyone should be required.
Owning a gun used to not only be common, but was a form of
protection. Nowadays, the use of
guns as weapons is much more prominent than using them for protection. This issue needs to be addressed in
Congress so that tragedies like the one at Sandy Hook, can be better avoided in
the future.
I don't agree with your idea that all private weapons should be confiscated, first because it isn't plausible, and second, because I believe we have the right to protect ourselves. I do agree with your statement that there should be more extensive background checks though, as there is no harm done in making sure someone is a suitable owner of a killing machine.
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