This article is about President Obama's speech at the memorial service for victims of the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. He talked about how we shouldn't let this continue to happen; there is nothing normal about these tragic events. We need to take the steps required to change our policies in regulating firearms.
After the massacre at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut last December, the president sought to introduce expanded background checks for buyers of guns, and to re-introduce an expired ban on military-style assault weapons (article). These measures to better our regulation have been turned down by the Senate and cannot get the needed votes to pass. Yes, it is our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, but is this really applicable to our nation today? We need to do what's in the best interest for the safety of the American people and I think that regulation of firearms is necessary and not at all unreasonable. I agree with Obama's statement: "Change will come the only way it ever has come, and that's from the American people". We shouldn't continue to let this happen, we need to take the steps necessary to better ensure the safety of our entire nation from more gun violence.
Very valid statements my friend. :) I think the massive death toll from gun violence should wake people up, it kind of shocks me that it hasn't. We don't need to take away everybody's guns, but there NEEDS to be more regulation.
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ReplyDeletepersonally, I am much more open to extensive background checks than I am to other regulation. I think it is important that we make sure the right people have the guns, rather than make less or no people have the guns.
Agree, agree, and agree :) I think a lot of Americans see the issue as "banning firearms" but it really just needs to be about regulation and background checks.
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