Gun Control Vs Vaccination

In today’s world, people must make decisions that can impact not only them as individuals, but those around them as well. A question that is asked all the time is if the greater good of society is more important than the life of a single person. For example, some hot topics today are gun control and vaccination. Should there be tighter restrictions for guns so more tragedies like Sandy Hook do not happen again? Should parents be made to vaccinate their children so others who cannot get vaccinated are not affected? Some people say yes because it is for the greater good of society, while others say no because it infringes upon their rights as an individual. While individuals are still important to society, the greater good of society is more important than the life of an individual. …show more content…
Adam Lanza shot his mother in their home and then went to the Elementary school where his mother taught kindergarten. He killed six adults and twenty children at the school before killing himself (Vogel). This was one of many shootings that brought up the concern of stricter gun control. Adam Lanza had access to many weapons that were registered to his mother. He had known mental illnesses that could affect his state of mind, and guns were still allowed in the house where he lived. It is imperative to enforce stricter gun control for the greater good of society. It is more important to take measures to prevent future mass shootings than to give everyone the right to own a firearm if they want to