Jhaneidy Checo
CRT / Prof. Boluch
Winter '16
Hi Senator Dianne Feinstein,
A man first shot his mother with a Marlin .22, where he then took a vehicle and transported firearms to a school. He brought his weapons onto school grounds – breaking the law – and throughout his journey to every classroom, murdered children and teachers. How would you react if you were one of the teachers who could have stopped this man on the act? This was the Sandy Hook Elementary school shoot out, and Adam Lanza had no compassion. This individual 's state of mind was unstable, therefore he shouldn 't have had access to guns. Consequently, before owning a gun or having a gun in a household, you should impose psychological exams, apart from background checks to ensure …show more content…
Guns are constitutionally guaranteed to law-abiding citizens, under the right to “keep and bear Arms, [which] shall not be infringed” (2nd amendment). You introduced the S.150 Bill, in 2013, to ban assault weapons, “to ensure that the right to bear arms is not unlimited” (GOP 2013), but it does go against our constitutional rights. My family are responsible gun owners, under their 2nd amendment rights. By you trying to completely ban guns and further support the ideal on gun control, you are going against their rights. My cousin, currently lives in North Carolina, and has a gun permit due to high crime rates of home invasions. He feels a sense of safety, therefore concealed weapons can be a great form of …show more content…
If we want to stop guns and the feeling of unsafeness, we need to correct our societal mentality. Therefore, we should have extensive psychological tests used frequently on every one that owns a gun and make sure they are mentally stable under stressful situations. Yes, there are people who are sick, and this is why background checks are also important. Obama recently stated, “He will increase access to mental health services,” and under the Brady Bill (1993), criminal background checks should be performed to every single person before buying a hand gun. I believe we should all think of ourselves as protectors of our communities, and you should not take away citizens’ rights of owning a
CRT / Prof. Boluch
Winter '16
Hi Senator Dianne Feinstein,
A man first shot his mother with a Marlin .22, where he then took a vehicle and transported firearms to a school. He brought his weapons onto school grounds – breaking the law – and throughout his journey to every classroom, murdered children and teachers. How would you react if you were one of the teachers who could have stopped this man on the act? This was the Sandy Hook Elementary school shoot out, and Adam Lanza had no compassion. This individual 's state of mind was unstable, therefore he shouldn 't have had access to guns. Consequently, before owning a gun or having a gun in a household, you should impose psychological exams, apart from background checks to ensure …show more content…
Guns are constitutionally guaranteed to law-abiding citizens, under the right to “keep and bear Arms, [which] shall not be infringed” (2nd amendment). You introduced the S.150 Bill, in 2013, to ban assault weapons, “to ensure that the right to bear arms is not unlimited” (GOP 2013), but it does go against our constitutional rights. My family are responsible gun owners, under their 2nd amendment rights. By you trying to completely ban guns and further support the ideal on gun control, you are going against their rights. My cousin, currently lives in North Carolina, and has a gun permit due to high crime rates of home invasions. He feels a sense of safety, therefore concealed weapons can be a great form of …show more content…
If we want to stop guns and the feeling of unsafeness, we need to correct our societal mentality. Therefore, we should have extensive psychological tests used frequently on every one that owns a gun and make sure they are mentally stable under stressful situations. Yes, there are people who are sick, and this is why background checks are also important. Obama recently stated, “He will increase access to mental health services,” and under the Brady Bill (1993), criminal background checks should be performed to every single person before buying a hand gun. I believe we should all think of ourselves as protectors of our communities, and you should not take away citizens’ rights of owning a