Written by: Truman R. Katula
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Obama style gun control has been in debate for some time now after the
Sandy Hook shootings and other tragic shootings. I think the gun plan
will not change the violent crimes committed in our country. Where does
the rest of the youth think our great nation is headed?
I have personal worries about the leadership of this country. The
government is meant to be led by our country’s people, not the other way
around. Right now, the constitution our country has been built on this
entire country’s life is at risk. We were given personal rights for
reason’s, and i fear our government believes these rights hold too much
power. According to a poll taken by Harvard University, “Just one in
four younger Americans believe the nation is headed in the right
direction, and a majority of so-called Millennials disapprove of
President Obama's gun control initiatives”.
With tragedies such as the Sandy Hook shootings, and shootings close to
home like the Azana Spa Shooting, or the Sikh Temple shooting, you
would think the young adults of this nation would lean with Obama’s gun
control policies. There was an even split on the poll of 37% for the
NRA and 38% against it. There aren’t guns in the people’s houses to
cause crazy shootings and tragic murders. The guns can be used for
this, but that doesn’t mean everyone will do it. and what happens if
these shootings do happen, who can protect themselves? The youth aren’t
the only ones disagreeing with Obama’s gun control plan.
A National survey found that the majority of law officers disagree with
Obama’s plan and say, “a federal ban on assault weapons would not
reduce the risk of violent crime”. “The American people, and
particularly the members of law enforcement, want politicians in
Washington to stop pursuing a failed political agenda and get to work
fixing our broken mental health system, improving school security and
getting criminals off the streets,” said Chris Cox, head of the National
Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action. Raising gun
control policies cannot eliminate guns or the ability to get guns. This
would just mean less innocent people have the ability to protect
themselves that wish to do harm with the weapons they have through the
black market.
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