Throughout American history we as citizens have been able to possess and purchase firearms. Consequently, with the ownership of firearms just like the ownership of anything else, it is abused. Through this abuse there has been only one irrational reaction and that would be stricter gun control laws. However, the government, ill-advised on what to do about it imposes stricter and stricter laws but what they do not realize is that they are taking them away from those who are truly responsible enough to own one and who could very well need them. Through the stringency of these laws many things are overlooked and other can be defined as groundless, for those who have the God given right to own one should be able to own one. One thing goes above
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As a law abiding citizen and a tax payer I find it absolutely ridiculous that I am unable to obtain something that I have a god given right to possess. According to the second amendment we have the right to “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”. With our rights being stated it is absolutely ridiculous that citizens who are extremely responsible human beings are getting denied at no fault of their own. In many scenarios that I have personally witnessed, the Massachusetts government continues to fail its people more and more. With such strict gun laws, they are taken out of the hands of the people when they absolutely need them the most. As a personal encounter, my boss’s wife was inside The Tannery on Boylston St. when it was held at gunpoint, and without a firearm he was helpless and couldn’t do anything to protect them (Personal Interview, Teazis). This is an example of many situations where firearms are put into the hands of those who shouldn’t have them and are taken from those who continue to earn the right to bear …show more content…
Whereas I disagree wholeheartedly with this law, it is crucial to keep those who are mentally unstable or ill from acquiring these weapons. Even though it is still possible for those who are mentally ill to slip under the radar and acquire a license for to purchase and possess firearms these laws keep them from doing even more harm. Furthermore, these laws are in place for a reason. These extremely strict gun laws do good for those who are residents in Massachusetts, “Massachusetts has one of the lowest death rates for firearms with 3.37 deaths per 100,000 residents. This is directly due to the fact that Massachusetts has only a 14.3% ownership rate”
As a law abiding citizen and a tax payer I find it absolutely ridiculous that I am unable to obtain something that I have a god given right to possess. According to the second amendment we have the right to “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”. With our rights being stated it is absolutely ridiculous that citizens who are extremely responsible human beings are getting denied at no fault of their own. In many scenarios that I have personally witnessed, the Massachusetts government continues to fail its people more and more. With such strict gun laws, they are taken out of the hands of the people when they absolutely need them the most. As a personal encounter, my boss’s wife was inside The Tannery on Boylston St. when it was held at gunpoint, and without a firearm he was helpless and couldn’t do anything to protect them (Personal Interview, Teazis). This is an example of many situations where firearms are put into the hands of those who shouldn’t have them and are taken from those who continue to earn the right to bear …show more content…
Whereas I disagree wholeheartedly with this law, it is crucial to keep those who are mentally unstable or ill from acquiring these weapons. Even though it is still possible for those who are mentally ill to slip under the radar and acquire a license for to purchase and possess firearms these laws keep them from doing even more harm. Furthermore, these laws are in place for a reason. These extremely strict gun laws do good for those who are residents in Massachusetts, “Massachusetts has one of the lowest death rates for firearms with 3.37 deaths per 100,000 residents. This is directly due to the fact that Massachusetts has only a 14.3% ownership rate”