The conflict of gun violence has bombarded the lives of United States citizens in recent years, striking paranoia into individuals when performing daily errands such as going to the laundromat and riding a crowded subway. For instance, Margy, one that educates toddlers, expresses her concerns in a mass shooting piece by the New York Times: “My classroom walls are entirely glass, so I must fit 17 children into a tiny, windowless bathroom…The kids think we practice in case there’s a tornado.” In the same piece, a woman named Jacqueline Hall came forth to vent about her worries, including wondering how much time she has with her children before tragedy strikes to her or her kids. …show more content…
residents because it detracts from the guaranteed safety of the population. According to a gun violence poll conducted by NBC, a national news network, seventy-one percent of one thousand American citizens believe that mass shootings are commonplace in the U.S. While the population sample is quite minute for a nation Marchiselli …show more content…
To elaborate, the first amendment of the Bill of Rights states that individuals have a freedom of speech in both personal belief and the press. However, the first amendment was actively shattered when Dylan Roofe, according to the Los Angeles Times, shot up a predominantly African American church, therefore wrongfully silencing the voices that expressed freedom of religion. In addition, most second amendment advocates do not consider the proclamation of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence. Life is the ultimate inalienable right that, without it, automatically denies any other right that one would yearn for. Hypothetically, there would be no need to defend lives if regulations were constrained to allow very limited use of firearms in the correct position of authority. As a result of pushing for freedom of rifles and handguns, other human amenities are more likely to be