I just want to start off by saying that I am tired of reading posts from people who are anti-gun, who, frankly, know nothing about them. These people want guns to be banned because of shootings and the accidents that happen when improperly handling a gun. More often that not, I read post after post of people wanting guns to be banned because criminals use them. This may come as a shock to some of you, but criminals have no regard for the law already. Banning guns is not going to make shooters say, "Oh, guess I'll have to commit a crime in another way. Here's my gun." It doesn't work that way.
The tragedies in Chattanooga, Sandy Hook, Aurora, and all the other shootings break my heart. It truly makes me sad that innocent people lost their lives because of someone wasn't responsible enough to have a gun. But I know that taking the guns away is not the answer. Promoting gun safety, strengthening security, and enforcing punishment are better ways to combat this.
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The second amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America gives all US citizens the right to bear arms. Do you have to? No, but you have the right to. If you don't want to, then don't. However, don't try to interfere with what another citizen wants to do, because they are entitled to it.
In 2013, there were an estimated 270 to 310 million guns in circulation in the United States. If any anti-gun supporter thinks that they can take away this many firearms from United States citizens and infringe upon their rights, then I would just assume they don't have any common sense.
In 1966, the first modern school shooting happened in Austin, Texas. A shooter snuck into a tower and was basically sniping down students on campus. What did the onlookers do? They went to their cars and got their rifles and started shooting at him! This distracted him long enough for a policeman to reach him. If these good people didn't have their guns, the shooter would have killed more people than he did. So, a big thank you to our average hunters and gun owners!
There are so many stories of shooters about to start a rampage, killing a few people in a public place and working on killing more. However, these shooters were stopped by good men and women who were ready to defend themselves and those around them, with their guns. The news doesn't like to cover these stories, but do your research and you'll find them.
Remember, guns don't kill people. There are enough guns in my house for everyone on my street to have one if they wanted, but can you believe it? They haven't killed any of us yet. Maybe my guns don't work right, maybe they're lazy, or maybe they just don't kill people. So, forget gun control. Control the people using them and I think we'll be alright.
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