Welcome and hello, to everyone who is willing to listen to my plea. After the shocking events of wednesday the 17th of June, I want to address a pressing issue. For too long, we have been blind to the unique mayhem that gun violence inflict upon this nation. For too long, we chose not to hear the cries of the victims of gun violence. And for too long, we decided not to speak up when another incident occurred. Hear me now, as I stand before you. What happened at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston was an indescribably act of hate crime, that took nine innocent lives. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and their community. Their loved ones were good people, and they shall be remembered as such. However, that does not bring them back. Once again, innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun...We as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. The vast majority of Americans and the majority of …show more content…
We are liberal and proud to protect what is ours. And I believe in the Second Amendment too. However, if we truly want to protect what is most valuable to us, we need to work together to end gun violence. And if we do so, we need to start at the origin of the problem - the distribution and legislation. In the plan I’m proposing to you now, it would require a background check to purchase a gun. The background checks need to be executed thoroughly and according to a universal protocol in every state. This system would include removing barriers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act so that states may more freely share information about mental health issues involving potential gun purchasers. States will be allow to share information on criminal history and mental health reasons that would prohibit anyone from owning a