As most people have seen President Obama has released a series of rules for individuals wanting to purchase a gun to ensure safety for American citizens. Which will be referred to as the President’s gun control plan. Gun control plans in America have seen an increase in gun safety measures over the past several years, as a result of several mass shootings across the states. Some people might believe the President’s gun control plan will keep them safe. However, the President’s supporters will only be hopping for a miracle, as the gun control plan will deprive law-abiding citizens from responsible gun ownership. When watching or reading the news of our country, most people will see it has become all too real that in America we have unstable
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I will agree that while most mentally ill patients do not need a gun. However, people that are on Social Security who have turned over their finances to family could be perfectly able to handle a gun responsibly. However, as stated by the white house, “The reporting that SSA, in consultation with the Department of Justice, is expected to require will cover appropriate records of the approximately 75,000 people each year who have a documented mental health issue, receive disability benefits, and are unable to manage those benefits because of their mental impairment, or who have been found by a state or federal court to be legally incompetent.”(White house) This would prohibit the elderly from having guns. I know I would not want my elderly mother to sit at home alone without protection. What if an intruder forced his way into her home, she could be in danger and if she was allowed to have a gun she could protect herself. As stated on Fox news insider, “An elderly couple turned the tables on a career criminal who tried to rob them at their Albuquerque home, holding him at gunpoint until police arrived. When Lujan didn't listen to their demands to stop, they retrieved their weapons and drew them on him while neighbors called the police” (Fox News insider). This is just an example of elderly protecting themselves. With the President’s gun control plan these people could have been in serious
I will agree that while most mentally ill patients do not need a gun. However, people that are on Social Security who have turned over their finances to family could be perfectly able to handle a gun responsibly. However, as stated by the white house, “The reporting that SSA, in consultation with the Department of Justice, is expected to require will cover appropriate records of the approximately 75,000 people each year who have a documented mental health issue, receive disability benefits, and are unable to manage those benefits because of their mental impairment, or who have been found by a state or federal court to be legally incompetent.”(White house) This would prohibit the elderly from having guns. I know I would not want my elderly mother to sit at home alone without protection. What if an intruder forced his way into her home, she could be in danger and if she was allowed to have a gun she could protect herself. As stated on Fox news insider, “An elderly couple turned the tables on a career criminal who tried to rob them at their Albuquerque home, holding him at gunpoint until police arrived. When Lujan didn't listen to their demands to stop, they retrieved their weapons and drew them on him while neighbors called the police” (Fox News insider). This is just an example of elderly protecting themselves. With the President’s gun control plan these people could have been in serious