To Bear Arms.

One of the biggest issues our country has brought to light and is facing today is whether the gun control law should come to pass. Now, before I state my opinion and you think I'm just another redneck republican who will "fight like hell" to keep my "arms", I'd like to think I'm pretty open-minded and not strictly conservative. Yes, it's completely tragic when people die because some lunatic goes on a shooting spree, but who's to say that putting a ban on our right to weapons for self-defense will solve that? I in no way mean to belittle the deaths that have occurred, but think of it this way- currently, smoking marijuana (in most places) is technically still illegal, but that hardly stops people from accessing it and smoking it. I don't think this issue will be any different. There are still going to be people who choose to break the law and find some way to do it. People are still going to invariably, tragically die; that's life. In the online article, "A Big Controversy: Gun Laws", an excellent point is made. The article states, "After all, responsible citizens and gun owners follow gun laws. However, those people who are most likely to use guns violently - criminals - do not follow any laws. They simply do not follow gun laws, creating danger for everyone." Why should that be cause for us to give up that right? In my opinion, it seems, as the years go by- we're having to compromise more and more of our rights. If we strip away what helps us defend ourselves, how can we protect ourselves when someone untoward somehow gets a gun and is out on the loose? Will this really help preserve more human life? That is the question America needs to figure out the answer for itself.


"A Big Controversy: Gun Laws." - Agonist Learning Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2013. <http://agonist.org/Learning-Center/law/abigcontroversygunlaws.html>.