“A gun in your hand is better than a cop on the phone,” said Senior Ian Warpula.
Rash decisions by the Obama administration have left gun owners shaking their heads.
On December 14, 2012, twenty-six people were gunned down in an elementary school in Connecticut. Sparking national debate, politicians are tightening the belt on semi automatic weapons.
“The constitution grants citizens the right to bear arms. Everyone has the right to defend themselves. Criminals don’t care if guns are legal or not, they’re still going to use them,” said Senior Dave Rayl.
According to the Congressional Research Service, there are more guns in America than people. Many believe the key to reducing gun violence is keeping firearms out of the wrong hands.
“I think it’s irresponsible to assume that any type of weapon is the cause of violence,” said Senior Mason Coudron.
Mental illness can be linked to mass shootings such as the Sandy Hook massacre, the movie theater massacre and others.
Time Magazine states, “Those with schizophrenia are nearly 20 times as likely to kill another person as people unaffected by the disease.”
“The best way to prevent gun violence is to provide services to those that are prone to violence. Eliminating the stigma of getting help is the only way to help people help themselves,” concluded Rayl.
Most agree firearm violence is a problem but, everyone seems to have a different solution that will forever fuel debate.
Its the same thing every few years, extremist on both side (Democrat) and (Republican) will always come up with radical solutions to problems. While I do agree that there are some definite problems with our gun regulations, I don’t think the solution should be to take away guns, that’s to radical and will result in problems on the Republican side; but we can’t go arming the public with military grade weapons either. There needs to be a middle ground. Maybe better background searches, anyone?