Gun control- the debate on whether or not there should be laws making it harder to get a gun, more severe background checks, mental health checks, or even banning guns as a whole. Whatever you think, it’s been thought of before. Gun control laws and the idea of gun control itself has been in debate since the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791. Whether or not something will be done about it, is a debate that will likely be around for decades more.
Gun control, as defined by Dictionary.com is “government regulation of the sale and ownership of firearms.” Another definition given by Patricia Smith in a periodical is, “It can include regulations on what kinds of firearms can be bought and sold, who can possess or sell them, and where and how they can be carried.” It was also mentioned that gun control is a broad term with several different definitions and ideas. Some ideas are as follows: background checks
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They are impatient and outraged and unwilling to let the alleged adults, particularly the nation’s politicians, escape with the usual platitudes this time. They are demanding action in passionate and profane retorts on Twitter, in thoughtful and heartbreaking moments captured on cable news, in heartrending memorials and reminiscences in their communities and on social media. The Parkland, Florida shooting was a tragedy, there is no arguing that. What most people are finding it easy to argue over is the way the survivors are choosing to cope. Instead of the usual, they are fighting back. Some are agreeing, some aren’t. It’s that simple. Now, whether you agree or not, what the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are doing is noble, brave, and selfless. Aftera tragedy, they are calling students from all over America to rally against gun violence, even holding a protest, called the “March for Our