On November 27, 2015, 59-year-old Robert Lewis Dear open fired in a Planned Parenthood clinic located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he killed “two civilians and a police officer” during the approximate six-hour stalemate. (Shoichet) Police were able to arrest the shooter and take hims into custody, where they worked to determine his primary reason for attacking the Planned Parenthood clinic. Looking at Dear’s criminal record, there are various documents, from 1997-2014, ranging between domestic violence, stalking, and animal cruelty. (Mossburg) A few days later in court, prior to his formal hearing, Dear shocked the courtroom when he stated, “I’m guilty. There’s no trial.” When asked why he did what he did, he responded, “I’m a warrior for the babies.” Thus, Dear made it clear that he was antiabortion; the driving force behind why he
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Based on his history, these firearms should not have been in his possession. President Obama stated, “Enough is enough. This is not normal. We can’t let it become normal.” He believes the accessibility of weapons for anybody is far too high and we should take action in order to prevent such horrific and needless violence occurring. One of the services that the clinic provided was abortion and according to the National Abortion Federation
“…abortion providers in the United States saw 12 incidents of vandalism, one burglary, one invasion, one arson attack, one death threat and four stalking incidents…”
Therefore, due to the recent attacks, the debate of abortion arises. People who are against abortion can be defined as prolife, while prochoice refers to supporters of abortion. Dear falls under the category of prolife, although his beliefs are very much extreme. Although most would not correlate gun control to the debate of prolife and prochoice, it is evident anger can result from any situation and thus possibly leading to
Based on his history, these firearms should not have been in his possession. President Obama stated, “Enough is enough. This is not normal. We can’t let it become normal.” He believes the accessibility of weapons for anybody is far too high and we should take action in order to prevent such horrific and needless violence occurring. One of the services that the clinic provided was abortion and according to the National Abortion Federation
“…abortion providers in the United States saw 12 incidents of vandalism, one burglary, one invasion, one arson attack, one death threat and four stalking incidents…”
Therefore, due to the recent attacks, the debate of abortion arises. People who are against abortion can be defined as prolife, while prochoice refers to supporters of abortion. Dear falls under the category of prolife, although his beliefs are very much extreme. Although most would not correlate gun control to the debate of prolife and prochoice, it is evident anger can result from any situation and thus possibly leading to