"And
I'm going to focus on the ones that relate primarily to gun ownership and the
type of weapons can be owned. And one is, there is a surprising -- so far -- a
surprising recurrence of suggestions that we have universal background checks.
Not just close the gun show loophole but total, universal background checks,
including private sales." This was what vice president Joe Biden stated on
his recommendations on firearm regulation.
The public
opinion on gun regulation varies widely based on what region of the country you
live in. for example if you live in the upper east side of Manhattan you may
find the idea perfectly feasible; however, if you live in one of several small
towns in West Virginia you would find the idea outlandish and an infringement on
your freedoms. In more rural environment you may own one or several guns while
in contrast in a more urban environment you may view gun ownership as a
proponent to crime.
Personally I
develop my opinion on gun regulation by looking at statistics concerning such
things throughout history. For example the crime rate in the Washington
District of Colombia has fallen dramatically since 2008 when the Supreme Court
overturned its gun ban. The murder rates in 2012 dropped to under 100, the
first time since 1963. To go to an international scale we may look at
Switzerland. This country has incredible low crime rates and every citizen is
required to possess an automatic weapon. I realize this two and two may
necessarily make four but in this case it is most likely true. To use a
quotation that I heard on the radio “guns do not kill people, people kill
people.”
Additional video reference: http://video.foxnews.com/v/2098375438001/what-makes-a-gun-an-assault-rifle/?intcmp=obnetwork
I agree with what you said and that people not guns kill people but getting a gun needs to become much less difficult than it is. You can walk to the Sols pawn shop down the street from our school and find a wall lined with automatic weapons. Guns are dangerous in the wrong hands as we all know and every precaution that we can use to keep them from those hands are worth it.
ReplyDeleteI don't like talking about gun laws in general because everyone gets so passionate about it. I agree with you that Americans should be able to own guns, but which guns is the question. Why would you need a magazine of more than 10 bullets in a semi-automatic weapons other than for mass murder? No one has come up with a legitimate answer to that question.
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