I think that the idea of GPS tracking on guns is an interesting option. Ideally, it would help solve the issue of finding weapons that were used in a crimes and killings. It also could tackle the issue regarding those owning weapons illegally. More people would be discouraged from buying weapons that are not tracked and registered if they carried harsh punishments. Crime rate could drop as it becomes harder to get away with it if the weapons are tracked. Potential criminals would struggle more to get weapons that that are not tracked. Tracked weapon would not be able to go to public places like schools without authorities finding out and intercepting it.
The premise sounds great on paper, but managing to pass these regulation laws would be a nightmare to accomplish. Fully implementing this on a national scale would be close to impossible. It is more likely that this kind of regulation would go through the state governments, which vary greatly from state to state. I believe that the greatest obstacle to passing this kind of regulation is getting the support of the people. …show more content…
There will always be people who prioritize safety, and the others who choose to prioritize their freedoms, their rights to weapons and privacy. Attempts to implement more regulations on firearms have been made, with limited success. Like the nation’s people, congress is similarly polarizing, to the point where passing any major bill becomes really difficult. Last year “In February, President Donald Trump and Congress enacted a law that blocked a last-minute regulation from former President Barack Obama’s administration that required the Social Security Administration to disclose to the FBI information about people who are getting disability benefits due to severe mental illness” (Lopez,
The premise sounds great on paper, but managing to pass these regulation laws would be a nightmare to accomplish. Fully implementing this on a national scale would be close to impossible. It is more likely that this kind of regulation would go through the state governments, which vary greatly from state to state. I believe that the greatest obstacle to passing this kind of regulation is getting the support of the people. …show more content…
There will always be people who prioritize safety, and the others who choose to prioritize their freedoms, their rights to weapons and privacy. Attempts to implement more regulations on firearms have been made, with limited success. Like the nation’s people, congress is similarly polarizing, to the point where passing any major bill becomes really difficult. Last year “In February, President Donald Trump and Congress enacted a law that blocked a last-minute regulation from former President Barack Obama’s administration that required the Social Security Administration to disclose to the FBI information about people who are getting disability benefits due to severe mental illness” (Lopez,