and fearmongering. The “assault weapons ban” that some are trying to pass is essentially useless as the majority of attacks do not involve these types of rifles, also the weapons they are trying to ban are only aesthetically different than other rifles under the same ban. An assault weapon is also a made up term used to scare people. Anything could be an assault weapon, it would add a lot of credibility to the anti-gun argument if correct terms were used. Also most people talk about the magazine and call them “clips” which is incorrect. If people wish to make an argument they should learn the correct terminology. Gun crime has gone down in recent years and gun ownership has gone up. It is important to note that correlation is only evidence …show more content…
The pro-gun side needs to drop the good guy with a gun argument, yes it has been done before and a good guy has stopped a bad guy; however it is used as this saving grace when in reality most people do not fight when it comes to fight, flight or freeze, they run or freeze in place.
The next large question is what to do now? The author of a cybersecurity article asks a very important question in this debate, they ask “How will the tensions and trade-offs between security and privacy be reconciled given the increase in terrorist and organized crime activity on the Internet?” (Camino 103). This is an important question because some individuals are not willing to trade any privacy for security, so will these individuals be forced into a relationship of tade-offs that they do not wish to have? There has been political talk but little action and this is seen in the policies that are created. Government officials lie about wanting to end the injustice that goes on but when policy arises for change it is shot down and never makes it through the house or senate. There is ways to fight back, however in recent months and the past year we have seen rioting. This is not a new practice of the citizens it has happened before, but rioting has taken place and