Americans love guns and Americans hate guns. There is a perplexing relationship within the American people and their desire for guns. American citizens are aware of the danger that follows with gun use, but still advocate to keep them legal within the states. The gruesome massacres that have occurred within American schools such as Columbine, Virginia Tech, as well as the massacre that recently occurred in Orlando, Florida at club Pulse, somehow do not resonate with the fact that this country has a very serious gun problem. The United States must figure out logical ways to make access to guns harder such as disallowing someone who has been on a FBI watch list from ever purchasing weapons. To solidify the stance on limiting gun access, the
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This is the second deadliest shooting in the United States history and it is known as the Virginia Tech Massacre. A senior at the school named Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people while injuring 17 others before committing suicide. The shooter was found to have been diagnosed with multiple mental health problems including severe anxiety disorder. Cho had a history of crime and had even been accused of stalking two female students. After being declared mentally ill by a specialists, Cho was still able to purchase a gun. This specific shooting ignited a global flame of controversies that question the U.S. gun culture. International media networks criticized America for letting this happen, but it was not enough to effectively change the fun laws of the …show more content…
After every shooting, one can find the government making an impulsive attempt to calm down the public by stating “something needs to change” and yet a few weeks the later the issue is dropped, essentially going in one ear and out the other. Studies have shown that gun sales actually increase after a deadly shooting in America. For whatever reason, there seems to be a stronger desire to own a gun after a shooting in the news, in fear that the Democrats, liberals, and anti-gun lobbyists will finally muster up the support to get the Supreme Court to take them away. Unfortunately, it will take many more mass shootings to convince the whole country that military grade guns are not needed and only contribute to violence in our
This is the second deadliest shooting in the United States history and it is known as the Virginia Tech Massacre. A senior at the school named Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people while injuring 17 others before committing suicide. The shooter was found to have been diagnosed with multiple mental health problems including severe anxiety disorder. Cho had a history of crime and had even been accused of stalking two female students. After being declared mentally ill by a specialists, Cho was still able to purchase a gun. This specific shooting ignited a global flame of controversies that question the U.S. gun culture. International media networks criticized America for letting this happen, but it was not enough to effectively change the fun laws of the …show more content…
After every shooting, one can find the government making an impulsive attempt to calm down the public by stating “something needs to change” and yet a few weeks the later the issue is dropped, essentially going in one ear and out the other. Studies have shown that gun sales actually increase after a deadly shooting in America. For whatever reason, there seems to be a stronger desire to own a gun after a shooting in the news, in fear that the Democrats, liberals, and anti-gun lobbyists will finally muster up the support to get the Supreme Court to take them away. Unfortunately, it will take many more mass shootings to convince the whole country that military grade guns are not needed and only contribute to violence in our