Distributive Justice Resource: This assignment will examine guns and their involvement in our common good. Guns are said to be important for the common good, mostly when discussing people who are located in the south. “Self defense is a fundamental right,” says the National Rifle Associations Institute for Legislative Action.” —— This phrase is one of many that is referred to when people discuss the good that guns bring to our society. The right to bear arms for self defense is protected on all states as well as the U.S. Constitution. It is argued that violent crime lessens when people legally carry guns. This halts the black market constant flow of revenue whenever gun bans are enacted. Right to carry laws have been on the rise since the 1990’s. …show more content…
The right to bear arms for self defense and the old tradition of hunting marks very high on Southern and Republicans maps. This is what makes it difficult to reduce crimes involving guns. The democratic side views guns as the problem. They believe that guns do more harm than good. Democrats believe that guns have outlived their purpose. We do not need guns to protect ourselves from England or tyranny anymore. Gun violence is just an indication of a more underlying problem that exists within our society. The Republican side values guns for the “comfort” that they bring the, when it comes to self defense, as well as the tradition of hunting. Their typical slogan is “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people,” which allows them to dismiss gun control all together with one quick saying. These are conflicting views because one side views them as necessary, while the other wants to have much more control over guns. The reason the distribution is so important is because the issue of guns has become so at large due to republicans believing it is their right, while massacres happen constantly involving