In recent years the united states has suffered through too many mass shooting events. After all the chaos has settled, people come to their senses and wonder how can a mentally ill person get their hands on a gun and kill 40 people within 7 minutes. I believe even gun owners and non gun owner wonder how this could happen. This is when people start arguing over gun control and whether it is a good or bad thing. It is very appealing to think that banning guns would end violence in our society. However, I don’t think that banning guns would solve any of these problems.
If the world was perfect and people respected each other’s right to live and people were not mentally ill, there would be no need for topics like gun control and terrorism. Unfortunately, …show more content…
Just like we are responsibly capable of owning trucks that can inflict similar damage to a crowd of people (I am thinking of Nice, France). Yes, there have been bad shootings as a result of mentally unstable people but would banning guns fix that? I am not sure that is the answer. There are a lot of people that believe guns are a “God given right” and some even think that the 2nd amendment was put in place not to hunt but to keep our government from doing crazy things, like banning guns. The founder of this country suffered under the oppression of their government and they felt that guns were a necessity. Their are mentally stable gun owners that do think that mass shootings are crazy and should be stopped but they don't think that banning guns is the way to do that.
The solution to gun violence in america is complex. A simple solution like banning guns is very appealing but will not work. A good example of how this would fail is the Prohibition Era. During that time the simplistic approach was to ban all alcohol. This was a disaster and was quickly overturned. Prohibition turned law-abiding citizens into criminals and a billion dollar industry over to the mafia. I believe that a way to reduce gun violence in america is a combination community activism, mental health awareness and enforcing the laws already in place. This approach will not be easy and it will not be
If the world was perfect and people respected each other’s right to live and people were not mentally ill, there would be no need for topics like gun control and terrorism. Unfortunately, …show more content…
Just like we are responsibly capable of owning trucks that can inflict similar damage to a crowd of people (I am thinking of Nice, France). Yes, there have been bad shootings as a result of mentally unstable people but would banning guns fix that? I am not sure that is the answer. There are a lot of people that believe guns are a “God given right” and some even think that the 2nd amendment was put in place not to hunt but to keep our government from doing crazy things, like banning guns. The founder of this country suffered under the oppression of their government and they felt that guns were a necessity. Their are mentally stable gun owners that do think that mass shootings are crazy and should be stopped but they don't think that banning guns is the way to do that.
The solution to gun violence in america is complex. A simple solution like banning guns is very appealing but will not work. A good example of how this would fail is the Prohibition Era. During that time the simplistic approach was to ban all alcohol. This was a disaster and was quickly overturned. Prohibition turned law-abiding citizens into criminals and a billion dollar industry over to the mafia. I believe that a way to reduce gun violence in america is a combination community activism, mental health awareness and enforcing the laws already in place. This approach will not be easy and it will not be