With the recent events in Orlando, it has come time to think about gun control. It's been blowing up my timeline and news feeds, but even with all the facts, I still don't know what to think about it.
On one hand, I can see that if you take the guns out of the hands of potential criminals or even put a ban on guns, then maybe there would not be a gun problem.
On the other hand, if everyone had a gun, everyone would feel protected and know that they cannot attack another without the risk of getting shot themselves.
I know that owning a gun is a right that is part of the Bill of Rights. But how can one deny trying to control the deaths caused by guns in America?
With more than 30,000 people killed by firearms each year, maybe some gun control would benefit and provide safety to everyone.
Of course you cannot completely remove the right to owning a gun, and that is why gun control is about limiting the access one can get for a gun.
A 2014 video from HBO has been circulating around on social media about a 13-year-old attempting to get cigarettes, lottery tickets, porn and a gun. He only got one - a gun.
The video definitely makes one question the gun control laws in America.
With all of this happening, I keep thinking maybe more people should own a gun as well. It is estimated that 283 million Americans own a firearm.
If everyone had a gun, everyone would feel a little bit safer.
It is evident that something needs to be done in regards to gun control, whether that be the banning of automatic weapons or making more rigorous background checks.
But for now, I'll still be on the fence of what to do with guns and gun control.
