Douthat Summary

In this news article, Douthat discusses about one of the worst mass shootings in American history that took place at a concert in Las Vegas. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, used a modified semi-automatic weapon to spray bullets into the crowd leaving more than 50 dead and more than 500 injured. Douthat explains why gun control is a sore subject, at least for the National Rifle Association and the Republicans. He claims that the gun control cause has a specific political problem. He states that gun ownership is a form of expressive individualism no less than the liberties beloved in America, and it makes sense that a culture that rejects erotic limits would reject limits on self-defense as well. Douthat states that some of the killers passed background …show more content…
After carefully reading and analyzing this article, I do completely agree with Douthat’s argument and reasons behind why the subject of gun control is keep being put aside. Personally, I believe it is undoubtedly difficult and troublesome for the government to completely ban guns in response to this mass shooting in Las Vegas and the massacres from the past. It is indeed a political problem because any gun ownership limitations will impose threats and validity to the second Amendment of the Constitution to bear firearms. However, I genuinely disagree with Douthat’s solution for this issue. Banning this “bump stock” and implementing tighter gun regulations may minimize some percentage of gun-related violence, however, at the end of the day killers and murderers are cold and insensible. They will eventually will find ways to innovate and bypass the laws and regulations. Honestly, coming up with a solution for this major issue on guns is extremely complex and problematic. However, there are ways to prevent this type of massacres. For instance, having higher security and attentive patrol of local