As much controversy this topic brings, I do really want to touch on it because my mom and I were talking about it earlier today (more like I ease dropped on the last part of her conversation with a friend and I asked her about it). Her friend was supposedly saying that everyone should have the right to own any type of gun that they may please to.
The past few days in AP Gov, we have talked (more like debated) about this topic. I believe that, sure we have the right to bear arms, but not the right to kill 30 people in two seconds. Why the hell would someone need an asualt riffle for protection? No, you do not. You honestly do not need anything aside from food, water, oxygen, and in my opinion, God. You don't need to go around shooting an automatic riffle to 'protect yourself'. Was the shooter in Conneticut protecting himself with a Bushmasater.223? Or how about the shooter in Colorado? Guns are not needed.
And before you come up with the bullshit that guns do not kill people, do you honestly hear what you are saying? I saw an image on tumblr that seriously summed up my whole idea: "I can't deal with this 'guns don't kill people' shit. Yarn doesn't make sweaters, but it's sure a FUCKING LOT EASIER IF YOU HAVE SOME YARN."
That quote seriously sums it all up. So what I am saying is yes, guns do kill people, and I am for having a gun and all that, but not an assault riffle or anything of that matter... go get a shotgun. The founding fathers probably didn't even know that it was technologically sound to create weapons of the nature we have now. Let's have some common sense please.
-E
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