Schools are meant to be a safe place to learn, but rapidly over the past few decades, they have become a target for certain predators. This is one of the biggest issues facing the U.S. right now. There are more public shootings in the U.S. than any other country in the world. The lack of gun control has drastically affected school safety and the lives of young students.
In Florida, state officials can be removed from office if they make any attempt to implement stricter gun policies. Therefore, states like Florida do not take any sort of action against gun violence. Other states have taken it into their own hands and imposed new bills such as the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement act. This was established by the state of New York and put a ban on the sale of new or used AR-15s, as well as other rifles with military style features. Although states have began to take action, there hasn’t been a national ban on assault rifles since 2004. Since then Congress has yet to establish any other policies or laws regarding gun control. Adam Winkler, a professor of constitutional law at UCLA, says “People constantly say, oh, nothing’s ever changed, we’re at a complete stalemate with guns. And if you only look at Congress, that’s …show more content…
Politicians like Marco Rubio, John McCain, Richard Burr,and many others, receive thousands of dollars from the NRA every year. Members of the Texas congressional delegation have acquired $427,800 from the NRA since 1998 but politicians still claim that the money they receive has no influence on the political system. The main reason legislators are refusing to create new and stricter gun laws is simply because they don’t believe that’s guns are the problem. They believe that mental illness could be the cause of all this, and that we should be focusing on who is purchasing the gun rather than the gun
In Florida, state officials can be removed from office if they make any attempt to implement stricter gun policies. Therefore, states like Florida do not take any sort of action against gun violence. Other states have taken it into their own hands and imposed new bills such as the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement act. This was established by the state of New York and put a ban on the sale of new or used AR-15s, as well as other rifles with military style features. Although states have began to take action, there hasn’t been a national ban on assault rifles since 2004. Since then Congress has yet to establish any other policies or laws regarding gun control. Adam Winkler, a professor of constitutional law at UCLA, says “People constantly say, oh, nothing’s ever changed, we’re at a complete stalemate with guns. And if you only look at Congress, that’s …show more content…
Politicians like Marco Rubio, John McCain, Richard Burr,and many others, receive thousands of dollars from the NRA every year. Members of the Texas congressional delegation have acquired $427,800 from the NRA since 1998 but politicians still claim that the money they receive has no influence on the political system. The main reason legislators are refusing to create new and stricter gun laws is simply because they don’t believe that’s guns are the problem. They believe that mental illness could be the cause of all this, and that we should be focusing on who is purchasing the gun rather than the gun