Gun Debate
Gun Control Law After multiple of gun shootings at movie theaters, schools, and in neighborhoods the government took it in their hands to create a law about guns. Many people agree to not being allowed to own guns at all but some people are upset at the law because they would like to own guns for their protection. After the Connecticut school massacre, a very intense debate on the gun law was talked about on how to keep guns away from criminals without taking the guns away from lawful gun owners to protect their selves and families.
Many people been fighting for stricter gun laws for a while now and their wait is now over. Peter Read daughter was killed in 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech; he has been fighting for a stronger gun measures for a long time. Victims and families of gun related violence voted to pass the gun law. But some of them say getting a background check before you purchase a gun is going too far. "Mark Mattioli, whose 8-year old son was killed, sided with the National Rifle Association in opposing the background check measure".(Simon). Having his son killed you would think that he would do anything to get the gun law to get passed. People would like to see the gun law pass because the feel as if nobody was allowed to have guns then the crime rates may have a decrease. No more shooting at movies or schools. “Gun control should defiantly be stricter, and recent events in Connecticut have proved that. It is possible for anyone to get a gun these days, and that includes assault rifles. No one should have access to weapons that can kill multiple people in a few seconds, unless they are in the military (O'Keefe)”. In this news article people agree with trying to get stricter gun laws because now a day anybody can have a gun to kill people. “Criminologists agree that firearm ownership presents a high risk of violence and that gun control laws work (Richard W. Stevens)”. A lot of people do not believe that the gun law will work but criminologists did
Many people been fighting for stricter gun laws for a while now and their wait is now over. Peter Read daughter was killed in 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech; he has been fighting for a stronger gun measures for a long time. Victims and families of gun related violence voted to pass the gun law. But some of them say getting a background check before you purchase a gun is going too far. "Mark Mattioli, whose 8-year old son was killed, sided with the National Rifle Association in opposing the background check measure".(Simon). Having his son killed you would think that he would do anything to get the gun law to get passed. People would like to see the gun law pass because the feel as if nobody was allowed to have guns then the crime rates may have a decrease. No more shooting at movies or schools. “Gun control should defiantly be stricter, and recent events in Connecticut have proved that. It is possible for anyone to get a gun these days, and that includes assault rifles. No one should have access to weapons that can kill multiple people in a few seconds, unless they are in the military (O'Keefe)”. In this news article people agree with trying to get stricter gun laws because now a day anybody can have a gun to kill people. “Criminologists agree that firearm ownership presents a high risk of violence and that gun control laws work (Richard W. Stevens)”. A lot of people do not believe that the gun law will work but criminologists did