Gun Control In American Politics

American’s political landscape has been dominated by two major political parties that immensely differ in a number of key issues that affect every aspect of American life. This divide between the Democrat and Republican party could not be more pronounced than now during the presidential debate with each candidate taking a strong and clear stance on some major issues such as healthcare, immigration, and gun control. The Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton advocates for a more progressive and socialist agenda. She believes that the government should ensure all citizens are taken care of by providing access to affordable healthcare to everyone. She supports the expansion of the Affordable Healthcare Act or Obamacare as more commonly known.

The issue of gun control has been front and center in the wake of mass multiple shootings like San Bernardino and Orlando. These strings of mass shootings have reignited the debate for gun control like never before. Hillary wants to reinstate the assault-weapon ban that expired in 2004. She contends that the assault weapons have no place in the streets of America because these weapons of war inflict heavy damage when used by criminals and terrorists. She is also a big proponent of expanding background checks and closing the loopholes that allow criminals to obtain firearms. Further, she calls for holding gun dealers accountable for their irresponsible and illegal actions that help criminals. Donald, on the other hand, has pledged to protect the second amendment which protects the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear firearms. Further, he also opposes expanding any legislations that limit access to guns. He believes legislation like background checks have been a total failure and only serve to infringe upon the individuals’ rights. Moreover, he claims that if you had more guns, you would have more protection because more law-abiding residents will have guns and thus higher chance of stopping