Guns In America

Unless you lived under a rock, then you would know that guns are big news. Everyday, a murder is being committed with the criminal using a gun for his tool of terror. Even though the main focus of gun use is murder, many other crimes are being committed with the use of a gun, such as assaults, robbery and even rape. For over one hundred years, Politicians,  average American Citizens and Gun Rights Supporters have argued  about the rights to bare arms. While millions of Americans have been slaughtered every year and taken advantage of by a criminal that uses a gun. The question is not, should a American Citizen have the right to bare arms, the real question is the type of guns like the ones used by our military that are now available or for sale to the public. As a American citizen I am asking this very personal question, why should any American have the right to buy, then arm themselves with assault weapons or guns that are being used in our military? Even worse than that  there certain people ( like convicted criminals or the mentally ill )who realistically shouldn't be allowed to purchase or arm themselves with such weapons.What some gun rights advocates won't tell the average citizen is that even in the right hands a gun can be just as deadly in their hand, because sometimes guns kill accidentally. The main fact that many gun rights supporters won't share with the public or even acknowledge, is that when guns were first created or made its was so that the country that was at war at that time, could have a clear advantage over its enemy. It was only several years later ,when it became legal to own in some countries so that they could be used for hunting or protection. What's surprising is that even today with all the mass murders, senseless crimes or killings and with murder rates rising in almost every major city in America, those very same Gun Rights Supporters feel or think  owning more guns is the answer.

 This issue happens to be a very personal for me, because when I was just a ten years old child, I was given bad news by one of my parents, that my cousin accidentally killed himself, with a gun that my uncle left unattended. Also when I became an adult I have witness several crimes and even murder being committed by some criminal with the use of a gun. It was an early reminder for me at that time, that guns were only created to kill, destroy or intimidate and change innocent people lives forever. This issue still effects me even today, because since I have been out on my own, I hear guns being shot at night or daily from the streets near by my apartment building. The next day on the local news it was reported that criminals used an assault weapon and that killed two innocent bystanders. This same situation is being played out in millions of American cities or towns everyday. What's crazy is  now people are using the guns to commit mass murder and these criminals are still now allowed to purchase multiple assault weapons. The question is why? Why won't Congress regulate guns or improve our gun laws and why or how are so many criminals getting their hands these weapons? How many more people have to die, before the people that were elected, takes a stand and makes owning or usage of a assault weapon illegal? It makes common sense for our Leaders, Congressmen or Senators to come up with bill that will regulate Guns In America, that will keep the gun advocates happy and at the same time help keep our citizens safe. If you have been a victim of a crime involving a gun please write in and we would love to share your story.
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