The Second Amendment, a staple of America’s freedom and liberty. Something that sets America apart from other nations but with recent deadly shootings it may be more of a curse than a flag of freedom. Maybe oblivious politicians who don’t see the danger in the weapons of the 21st Century, or maybe guns are in the wrong hands. Taking control of assault weapons will do nothing unless the government attacks the root problems, mental health and gang violence. Its interesting to look back at the relatively vacant regulations on firearms in past years. Many don’t stand out because they didn’t do anything or were just not well enforced. For example, the government put a law that banned weapons to be openly carried by soldiers on base. This turned soldiers into sitting ducks, or as Steven Stockman’s article definition “soft targets”. This article states the 20 year ban on firearms has made soldiers vulnerable on base, a place where they should feel relatively safe. Take the 2009 Fort Hood Massacre for example, the shooter was not countered with a firearm until the military police could respond. This left people
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Take for example recent recalls of senators in colorado. After proposing new laws that would further suppress guns in colorado Senators John Morse and Angela Giron were removed from office. Among top conservative supporters of the recall was the NRA (National Rifle Association), whom dropped $350,000 on a campaign for the recall. Although voted out Giron is optimistic saying, “ this will make us stronger” (Newsela). Meaning the new laws proposed will keep the nation safer from gun violence. Second, after the very traumatic Sandy Hook shooting on December 14th, 2012 new laws out of Connecticut were created banning many assault weapons. One year later these are now being called unconstitutional. Supreme Court ruled it unconstituional because it “infringed on 2nd Amendment gun ownership”
Take for example recent recalls of senators in colorado. After proposing new laws that would further suppress guns in colorado Senators John Morse and Angela Giron were removed from office. Among top conservative supporters of the recall was the NRA (National Rifle Association), whom dropped $350,000 on a campaign for the recall. Although voted out Giron is optimistic saying, “ this will make us stronger” (Newsela). Meaning the new laws proposed will keep the nation safer from gun violence. Second, after the very traumatic Sandy Hook shooting on December 14th, 2012 new laws out of Connecticut were created banning many assault weapons. One year later these are now being called unconstitutional. Supreme Court ruled it unconstituional because it “infringed on 2nd Amendment gun ownership”