Hey guys. This is a very controversial issue, and is one of the issues that I fall relatively in the middle on. The Bill of Rights gives Americans the right to bear arms, and I fully agree with that. Guns can be very useful in hunting, recreation, and home defense. I believe that Americans should have every right to carry a gun, and even that Americans should be encouraged to conceal carry for self defense. However, I don't think that you should just be able to walk into a store and buy a gun. I believe that there should be government background checks before someone is allowed to purchase a firearm, filtering out any known criminals and felons. I also believe that citizens should be unable to buy fully automatic rifles, or other military guns that serve no practical purpose. This should cut down on gun violence, while still letting people defend themselves.
-Eli
The weapon it'self is not the danger- the danger is those who control the weapon. This means we have no reason to ban this weapon, we should just be careful to whom we sell the weapon to. Thus using your "background checks" would a good option.
ReplyDeleteyes, but there is really no reason for us as citizens to own machine guns.
ReplyDeleteCorrect, hunting rifles, and smaller pistols would be sufficient.
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