Gun control has been a huge issue for years now in the United States. It is just one of those topics that seems to never reach a conclusion because there are so many people fighting for each side of the argument. Everyone wants to live in a safe environment and we shouldn't live in a society where we are afraid of sending kids to school because they are afraid of being shot. It is truly terrible to hear about these school shootings and how it all could have been prevented by putting stricter limitations on obtaining firearms.
Personally I am on the conservative side of this argument and believe that the right to bear arms should never be imposed on. However, there are some limitations that could be made in order to please citizens on both sides of the argument. First off, the selling of firearms does need to be looked at more carefully. Background checks are required when purchasing a firearm, but not everyone follows this very simple rule. The reason that so many school shootings happen every year is because these people are obtaining firearms illegally. It is ridiculous to think that every single person will follow the law and even if owning a firearm was made illegal, there would still be a way to obtain it. Obviously there are limitations from state to state, some more lenient than others, but people will still do what they want even if it means breaking the law.
I do believe that guns are an issue in our society, but it doesn't have to be taken to the extreme of completely removing the right to have them. This might prevent a criminal from obtaining a firearm, but what about the people that just want to protect themselves or their family. I think people just try to jump to the easiest solution of removing something entirely when it is made an issue. To me this is a very simple minded answer to the problem. I think there should be stricter laws on obtaining a firearm, but again that will never completely solve the issue.
I believe that we may never find a solution to the problem and our best option would be to increase security in places, like schools, in order to create a safer environment. Whenever I hear about a school shooting, I always think to myself that it easily could have been prevented if there was more security. I know when I was in high school, they always kept the doors locked and you always had to sign in when entering the building, but what is stopping a kid from hiding a gun in their backpack....nothing. A simple solution could be installing metal detectors at the entrances of schools. I think that this be more influential in creating a safe environment, than simply having someone sign their name on a clipboard.
Gun control is just one of those topics that everyone has something to say about, but can never agree on one solution, but if you ask me I would say that removing an individuals right to bear arms is not the answer and will not prevent awful events like school shootings from happening.
Personally I am on the conservative side of this argument and believe that the right to bear arms should never be imposed on. However, there are some limitations that could be made in order to please citizens on both sides of the argument. First off, the selling of firearms does need to be looked at more carefully. Background checks are required when purchasing a firearm, but not everyone follows this very simple rule. The reason that so many school shootings happen every year is because these people are obtaining firearms illegally. It is ridiculous to think that every single person will follow the law and even if owning a firearm was made illegal, there would still be a way to obtain it. Obviously there are limitations from state to state, some more lenient than others, but people will still do what they want even if it means breaking the law.
I do believe that guns are an issue in our society, but it doesn't have to be taken to the extreme of completely removing the right to have them. This might prevent a criminal from obtaining a firearm, but what about the people that just want to protect themselves or their family. I think people just try to jump to the easiest solution of removing something entirely when it is made an issue. To me this is a very simple minded answer to the problem. I think there should be stricter laws on obtaining a firearm, but again that will never completely solve the issue.
I believe that we may never find a solution to the problem and our best option would be to increase security in places, like schools, in order to create a safer environment. Whenever I hear about a school shooting, I always think to myself that it easily could have been prevented if there was more security. I know when I was in high school, they always kept the doors locked and you always had to sign in when entering the building, but what is stopping a kid from hiding a gun in their backpack....nothing. A simple solution could be installing metal detectors at the entrances of schools. I think that this be more influential in creating a safe environment, than simply having someone sign their name on a clipboard.
Gun control is just one of those topics that everyone has something to say about, but can never agree on one solution, but if you ask me I would say that removing an individuals right to bear arms is not the answer and will not prevent awful events like school shootings from happening.
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