Yet again, there was another mass shooting in a school in the supposed Land of the Free. Even after so many children lost their lives in Sandy Hook in 2012, and scores of many other mass shootings since then, there is still no change in gun reform. If anything, gun laws have become more lenient. You would think that level headed people with even an ounce of intellectual capacity would acknowledge that guns are the problem. But no, the reality is that those who defend the second amendment have too much power and money to let anything destabilise the status quo.
And even more infuriatingly, the orange president proposed that instead of making it harder for those people to bear arms, he suggested that teachers should be encouraged and given bonuses to bring guns to school for added protection. In what world will having guns available in places where children are meant to be safe, a good idea? It is frankly disgusting and disgraceful. One doesn't have to be a genius to work out that yet again, nothing would probably change in terms of gun reform. Even though the young victims of the latest shooting are now spearheading the campaign for change, the NRA has such a strong hold on right-wing politicians, it would not be a surprise if nothing changes for the good. These politicians might as well have puppet strings attached to their bodies because it is so obvious to whom they are enslaving their agendas and efforts to.
In every aspect of logic, a person should not have the right to own guns that can shoot 50 bullets per minute. It just doesn't make any sense. What would they need that for? But those who still defend these rights by blocking gun reform, despite the horrible repercussions that has been inflicted onto thousands of innocent people, plainly have blood on their hands. They might argue that it isn't a gun problem, it is a mental health problem. But why is it then so easy for a mentally ill person to acquire a gun? And a mentally ill person could have been sound of mind when he purchased a gun. Mental illness is not black or white, symptoms come in waves - are we to check gun owners every so often for signs of instability in order to confiscate his or her arms? There isn't a law for that. And you don't have to be mentally ill to misuse arms - you just need one moment of weakness. Be it momentarily being drunk, depressed or just angry - a person can become a major dangerous threat in a split second if they have access to a loaded gun.
In denial of the real problem, I have also heard some argue that if only there was someone amongst the victims who had a gun, then less people would have gotten hurt. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Would America be safer if everyone just brought a gun with them at all times, just in case? No. There would be more instantaneous gun fights, and many other people will get hurt in crossfires.
In the end, nothing about this makes any sense. If asked why should we defend the 2nd amendment, people will say because I want to defend myself. From what exactly? And they will say: guns. See the gaping huge flaw in this argument? I am just exasperated seeing young children losing their lives because the adults, those who are supposed to protect them, can't sort themselves out. Yes, they might have their rights to bear arms as per the constitution. But adults too have responsibilities. Namely, to keep children safe in places where they are meant to be safe. They are failing tremendously in that respect, so why should they even deserve the rights they have long fought for?
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