In the last two decades, the United States and other countries around the world have gone through and witnessed many terrible events. These terrible events include horrific mass shootings. Some of the most notable are the shootings at Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook and the Aurora Colorado movie theater. All of these places were sites of mass shootings; people who shouldn’t have had access to a firearm went into these places and took multiple innocent lives. Was the result of these incidents occurring along with the people carrying out the acts having a firearm a result of failed gun control? The second amendment of the United Sates constitution gives the citizens the right to bear arms, but there needs to be a line drawn at some point. The U.S. has some of the most relaxed gun control regulations in the world. After the past few years, things have started to change and people are
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People are starting to demand a more strict policy towards gun ownership. Although some people believe that the need for personal gun ownership should be banished completely, most people in the states just want more regulation for those trying to own guns. Some action has been done in efforts to make this desire a reality. President Obama in the wake of these recent shootings has devised a plan, a new “check system”. This system would make it illegal for the known mentally handicapped to obtain a firearm. This system is now in place because most of the recent shooters have been linked with having a mental illness of some kind. His system also would call for the banishment of the unregulated secondary gun market, which is a handy way for criminals to obtain a firearm. The second amendment should remain in place allowing people to bear arms, but it defiantly needs to be more responsibly regulated. Things have gotten out of control, and a more strict system needs to be put in place to obtain a
People are starting to demand a more strict policy towards gun ownership. Although some people believe that the need for personal gun ownership should be banished completely, most people in the states just want more regulation for those trying to own guns. Some action has been done in efforts to make this desire a reality. President Obama in the wake of these recent shootings has devised a plan, a new “check system”. This system would make it illegal for the known mentally handicapped to obtain a firearm. This system is now in place because most of the recent shooters have been linked with having a mental illness of some kind. His system also would call for the banishment of the unregulated secondary gun market, which is a handy way for criminals to obtain a firearm. The second amendment should remain in place allowing people to bear arms, but it defiantly needs to be more responsibly regulated. Things have gotten out of control, and a more strict system needs to be put in place to obtain a