There has been an ongoing debate as to whether or not there should be stricter gun control laws made. On February 14, 2018, at 12:18 PM there was a report of a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Students in the high school, which arose many protests addressing the omitted of stricter gun control. The generation's commitment in demanding gun regulations. There should be stricter gun control laws because of the close minded view of guns in America regarding the second amendment, in addition to Trump’s point of arming teachers, and the continuation of mass shooting occurring in schools. To Illustrate, the demands of gun control have presented itself in America in regards to the second amendment. This amendment in the Constitution allowed people to own guns to form militias. The second amendment was written in a very different time period when public safety was in nonexistent. In the Bill of Rights the Second Amendment states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State keep and
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Yet nothing has been changed. Until the recent school shooting of students at Parkland who have held protests in having their voice heard about stricter gun laws. According to Emma González’s speech We Call BS, “They say no laws could have prevented the hundreds of senseless tragedies that have occurred. We call BS. That us kids don’t know what we’re talking about, that we are to young too understand how the government works. We call BS.” The issue of gun control has been left for students and kids take responsibility for what adults did not do. This generation's commitment in demanding gun regulations is making their voices heard; because of the belief that schools are not a safe environment due to the access granted by the government for people who do not have a background check own a
Yet nothing has been changed. Until the recent school shooting of students at Parkland who have held protests in having their voice heard about stricter gun laws. According to Emma González’s speech We Call BS, “They say no laws could have prevented the hundreds of senseless tragedies that have occurred. We call BS. That us kids don’t know what we’re talking about, that we are to young too understand how the government works. We call BS.” The issue of gun control has been left for students and kids take responsibility for what adults did not do. This generation's commitment in demanding gun regulations is making their voices heard; because of the belief that schools are not a safe environment due to the access granted by the government for people who do not have a background check own a