The April 20 Newsweek had an interesting article about gun control called "Obama Gets Gun-Shy" by Michael Isikoff and Suzanne Smalley. Some people want assault weapons banned and others want to be able to own these guns. Obama had a campaign promise to ban assault weapons but he wants to stay out of it and deal with more pressing matters such as the economy.
The pro gun control people say that when people have guns, they shoot other people. This article told the story of Richard Poplawski who killed three police officers. They think no one should have guns because of guys like this. The anti gun control people say that just because one in a million people decide to kill someone, that shouldn't ruin it for everyone.
I agree with the anti gun control people and the NRA. First, most people won't kill anyone and second, I think that if assault weapons are banned, people will just get them illegally. That is what the Mexican drug cartels are doing. Also, the second amendment says that we can own guns. We might need to defend ourselves and AK-47s would do the job nicely.
Maybe we can compromise and instead of making assault weapons completely illegal, there can be more thorough background checks. Someone should make sure that people that buy guns aren't insane like Richard Poplawski. According to the article, there is "a gaping loophole that permits people to purchase arms at gun shows without background checks." That just seems unbelievable to me.
What do you think should be done about gun control?
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The only reason to buy a gun is to shoot someone with it. No one buys a gun as a souvenir, for decoration, or for the sake of having one.
ReplyDeleteGuns should be controlled. Maybe not necessarily banned, but at least regulated to make sure that the owner of the firearm is not going to start a massacre.
Sorry dillon and friends, but shooting someone isn't the only reason to own a gun. There are collectors and hunters (poachers) out there, you know. As for banning them, all civilians should be banned from owning guns - only people that have jobs requiring the use of weapons should be allowed to carry firearms around.
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