People as young as 18 years of age are allowed to purchase guns without a gun license and consumers do not go through screen testing or go for background checks. With the alarmingly increasing mass shootings each year, the United States government should enforce gun laws and thoroughly check who owns and create strict laws. Banning firearms and guns altogether is not the main idea, but restricting them to be used only for hunting clubs or the police and army is the main goal. …show more content…
The idea of placing bulletproof rooms in a school, where children are supposed to be educated in a safe environment is ridiculous. Students in different countries are learning peacefully without a fear of being shot because there have been no past school shootings. Some people in the United States repeatedly insist that they need a gun to defend themselves and teachers should be armed to stop a shooter in the building. In reality, only 0.79% victims of crime and violence between 2011 and 2017 used a gun to defend themselves. The government would need to pay an additional sum of money to train all teachers in the United States to properly use