GUN LAWS

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. This is a freedom that was provided by our forefathers in order for us to protect ourselves from each other and our own governments, both federal and state.  People these days do not understand that this is provided for us for self-defense, and with the passing of so many gun laws with all their stipulations, it is beginning to put pressure on our second amendment right. Weapons these days are not as easy for one to acquire with all of the laws that are in place. There are multiple hoops which one has to jump though in order for him or her to get a gun.  Gun control is an extremely divisive issue in America, and there is a clear divide between supporters of the gun laws and those opposed. The gun control laws now are fine and do not need to be escalated.

 “[T]he pro-gun lobbyists are out in droves bolstering up their hopeless case, notwithstanding that the massacres will carry on happening until individuals decide to say no to guns,” (Baker).  Even if the gun laws are increased, the people who commit the crimes are still going to be able to get the weapons one way or another, be it legal or illegal means. Within this month alone, a gun that was used to kill a U.S. agent in Mexico was actually purchased by a man in Texas that was a suspect in gun trafficking. This just goes to show that if someone is really intent on committing the offense, he or she will find a way even if there’s a record against him or her. There is an assortment of in placed regulations for a person to purchase a weapon. These laws vary in the fifty states. For example, in California, in order to buy a gun one has to take a weapons safety course on that particular weapon. They must also go through a federal background check, and there is also a ten day cool down period. The cool down period is a period that prevents the individual from acting on pure emotion rather than logic. 

If the gun laws are constantly increasing, people will no longer be able to defend themselves, which goes against our second amendment right, which we will be taking away from ourselves.