As the aftermath of a mass shooting settles in, the cries for gun control can be heard all over the country. We have one half of the country calling for gun control and more restrictions on the ability to buy one, and we have the other half rallying around the “people control” idea. But what exactly is the people control idea and what would it entail for the fight against terrorism inside of the United States?
Living in a house with a conservative who believes in their Second Amendment right, I hear a lot about guns and how we should continue to act on these rights until Obama tears our guns away (Thanks, Obama). Me on the other hand, well I believe in our Second Amendment right but on another level. But that’s another story and another fight with my family.
I hear a lot about the people control side of the fight, and it’s a valid fight. The people control focuses on “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” These people believe that instead of gun control, we should control the people who can buy these weapons. And that is not limited to those who are mentally ill. Yes, there is a fight that those who are mentally ill should not be able to buy guns, and I can understand that fight because of people like Adam Lanza, who killed 26 innocent children and teachers at Sandy Hook in 2012. Aside from the mentally ill, there is also a push to limit the sale of guns to any and all minorities because of the chance that they believe in something that most Americans cannot wrap their minds around.
This is where I start to draw my invisible mental line. Who are we, as a country which is made up of immigrants, to tell other minorities that just because of who they are, they cannot buy a gun? I do understand that there are some sick people out there, but profiling all minorities because of those few bad people is just unacceptable.
I do believe we should have background checks, and there should be restrictions to some people on the sales of guns, but gun control will be the better option nationwide. Controlling when and how guns are sold is something that should have been done a long time ago. One should not be able to buy a gun in Virginia without a permit or background check. One can simply walk into a Virginia gun shop and walk out with a gun, same day. There is the problem.
Everyone should be checked; everyone should have to have a permit or license to buy a gun. I understand guns don’t kill people and people truly do kill other people, but there needs to be some reform here. I’m not saying my side of the fight is right, and I’ll leave you to your own opinions, but take a good look at our country and think about what will be best for your children, and their children, and their children in the future.
