The great gun debate: Where do you stand?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Second Amendment"
The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms and was adopted on December 15, 1791, as part of the first ten amendments contained in the Bill of Rights. The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the right belongs to individuals, while also ruling that the right is not unlimited and does not prohibit all regulation of either firearms or similar devices. State and local governments are limited to the same extent as the federal government from infringing this right, per the incorporation of the Bill of Rights.
The Second Amendment was based partially on the right to keep and bear arms in English common law and was influenced by the English Bill of Rights of 1689. Sir William Blackstone described this right as an auxiliary right, supporting the natural rights of self-defense and resistance to oppression, and the civic duty to act in concert in defense of the state.
Do you believe that the government should have the right to take guns away from the citizens? Do you think that in doing this, crime would go down?
My opinion
It is my opinion that taking guns away from the masses would cause more crime than if they just left it alone. Taking everyone's gun means that every honest person would be unarmed, and the only people that would be armed would be the criminals.
I think that the United states should allow any one that has not been convicted of a violent crime, and is over the age of 18, to carry a concealed weapon. Currently there are 14 states that allow concealed carry. This would lower crime all around.
Imagine you are a criminal and you want to rob a lady of her purse. You would think twice if you thought that she had a gun on her hip.
I personally think that teachers should also be allowed to carry. Maby if teachers carried weopons, less children would be killed or injured in school shootings.
The Lie
The most publicized school shooting in the last couple of years has been Columbine. The perpetrators, senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered 12 students and one teacher. They injured 21 additional people, and three more were injured while attempting to escape the school. After exchanging gunfire with responding police officers, the pair subsequently committed suicide
Although being a very sad day, it hasn't been the first school shooting. The news and the government want to use this as a ploy for gun control. They want you to think that if proper gun laws were in place, this kind of thing would not had happened. I completely disagree. It would have happen no matter what.
They also want you to think that only recently people are going into schools and killing fellow students.Although Columbine was one one of the deadliest, it was not the first.
The following is a list of school shootings just in the 2000's
Septemer 2,2008 Willoughby, Ohio deaths 1 Injuries 0
February 29, 2000 Flint, Michigan deaths 1 Injuries 0
May 26, 2000 Lake Worth, Florida deaths 1 Injuries 0
August 28, 2000 Fayetteville, Arkansas deaths 2 Injuries 0
September 26, 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana deaths 0 Injuries 2
December 1, 2000 San Diego, California deaths 0 Injuries 1
March 5, 2001 Santee, California deaths 2 Injuries 13
May 16, 2001 Parkland, Washington deaths 2 Injuries 0
March 22, 2001 El Cajon, California deaths 0 Injuries 5
March 30, 2001 Gary, Indiana 1 deaths 0 Injuries 0
January 15, 2002 New York City, New York deaths 0 Injuries 2
January 16, 2002 Grundy, Virginia deaths 3 Injuries 3
February 20, 2002 Milwaukee, Wisconsin deaths 1 Injuries 0
June 11, 2002 Conception, Missouri deaths 3 Injuries 2
October 7, 2002 Bowie, Maryland deaths 0 Injuries 1
October 28, 2002 Tucson, Arizona deaths 4 Injuries 0
October 29, 2002 Jersey City, New Jersey deaths 0 Injuries 1
April 14, 2003 New Orleans, Louisiana deaths 1 Injuries 3
April 24, 2003 Red Lion, Pennsylvania deaths 2 Injuries 0
May 9, 2003 Cleveland, Ohio 1 deaths 2 Injuries 0
September 24, 2003 Cold Spring, Minnesota deaths 2 Injuries 0
February 2, 2004 Washington, D.C. deaths 1 Injuries 0
February 9, 2004 East Greenbush, New York deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 8, 2005 Chicago, Illinois deaths 0 Injuries 1
September 13, 2005 Chicago, Illinois deaths 0 Injuries 1
November 8, 2005 Jacksboro, Tennessee deaths 1 Injuries 2
January 13, 2006 Longwood, Florida deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 23, 2006 Roseburg, Oregon deaths 0 Injuries 1
March 14, 2006 Reno, Nevada deaths 0 Injuries 2
August 24, 2006 Essex Junction, Vermont deaths 2 Injuries 3
August 30, 2006 Hillsborough, North Carolina deaths 0 Injuries 2
September 2, 2006 Shepherdstown, West Virginia deaths 3 Injuries 0
September 17, 2006 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania deaths 0 Injuries 5
September 27, 2006 Bailey, Colorado deaths 2 Injuries 0
September 29, 2006 Cazenovia, Wisconsin deaths 1 Injuries 0
October 2, 2006 Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania deaths 6 Injuries 3
October 9, 2006 Joplin, Missouri deaths 0 Injuries 0
January 3, 2007 Tacoma, Washington deaths 1 Injuries 0
March 7, 2007 Compton, California deaths 0 Injuries 1
April 16, 2007 Blacksburg, Virginia deaths 33 Injuries 23
November 6, 2007 Miami Gardens, Florida deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 4, 2008 Memphis, Tennessee deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 8, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana deaths 3 Injuries 0
February 11, 2008 Memphis, Tennessee deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 12, 2008 Oxnard, California deaths 1 Injuries 0
February 14, 2008 DeKalb, Illinois deaths 6 Injuries 21
August 14, 2008 Federal Way, Washington deaths 1 Injuries 0
August 21, 2008 Knoxville, Tennessee deaths 1 Injuries 0
September 2, 2008 Willoughby, Ohio deaths 0 Injuries 0
October 16, 2008 Detroit, Michigan deaths 1 Injuries 3
October 26, 2008 Conway, Arkansas deaths 2 Injuries 1
November 13, 2008 Fort Lauderdale, Florida deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 9, 2009 Chicago, Illinois deaths 0 Injuries 5
April 26, 2009 Hampton, Virginia deaths 0 Injuries 3
May 18, 2009 Cambridge, Massachusetts deaths 1 Injuries 0
May 18, 2009 Larose, Louisiana deaths 1 Injuries 0
September 3, 2009 San Bruno, California deaths 0 Injuries 1
October 16, 2009 Conway, South Carolina deaths 1 Injuries 0
February 5, 2010 Madison, Alabama deaths 1 Injuries 0
February 12, 2010 Huntsville, Alabama deaths 3 Injuries 3
February 19, 2010 DeKalb, Illinois deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 23, 2010 Littleton, Colorado deaths 0 Injuries 2
March 9, 2010 Columbus, Ohio deaths 1 Injuries 1
September 28, 2010 Austin, Texas deaths 1 Injuries 1
October 1, 2010 Salinas, California deaths 1 Injuries 0
November 29, 2010 Marinette, Wisconsin deaths 1 Injuries 0
December 6, 2010 Aurora, Colorado deaths 0 Injuries 1
March 25, 2011 Martinsville, Indiana deaths 0 Injuries 1
March 31, 2011 Houston, Texas deaths 1 Injuries 5
May 23, 2011 Pearl City, Hawaii deaths 0 Injuries 1
October 24, 2011 Fayetteville, North Carolina deaths 0 Injuries 1
December 8, 2011 Blacksburg, Virginia deaths 2 Injuries 0
January 10, 2012 Houston, Texas deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 27, 2012 Chardon, Ohio deaths 3 Injuries 3
March 6, 2012 Jacksonville, Florida deaths 2 Injuries 0
April 2, 2012 Oakland, California deaths 7 Injuries 3
August 16, 2012 Memphis, Tennessee deaths 0 Injuries 2
August 27, 2012 Perry Hall, Maryland deaths 0 Injuries 1
September 7, 2012 Normal, Illinois deaths 0 Injuries 0
October 6, 2012 Mobile, Alabama deaths 1 Injuries 0
October 19, 2012 Chicago, Illinois deaths 1 Injuries 0
October 31, 2012 Los Angeles, California deaths 0 Injuries 4
December 14, 2012 Newtown, Connecticut deaths 28 Injuries 2
January 7, 2013 Fort Myers, Florida deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 10, 2013 Taft, California deaths 0 Injuries 2
January 12, 2013 Detroit, Michigan deaths 0 Injuries 1
January 15, 2013 St. Louis, Missouri deaths 0 Injuries 2
January 15, 2013 Hazard, Kentucky deaths 1 Injurie 0
January 22, 2013 Houston, Texas 0 deaths 3 Injuries 0
January 31, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona deaths 0 Injuries 0
January 31, 2013 Atlanta, Georgia deaths 0 Injuries 2
March 18, 2013 Orlando, Florida deaths 1 Injuries 0
April 16, 2013 Grambling, Louisiana deaths 0 Injuries 3
April 18, 2013 Cambridge, Massachusetts deaths 2 Injuries 1
May 14, 2013 Birmingham, Alabama deaths 0 Injuries 0
June 7, 2013 Santa Monica, California deaths 6 Injuries 4
August 23, 2013 Sardis, Mississippi deaths 1 Injuries 2
August 30, 2013 Winston-Salem, North Carolina deaths 0 Injuries 1
October 4, 2013 Pine Hills, Florida deaths 0 Injuries 2
October 21, 2013 Sparks, Nevada deaths 2 Injuries 2
November 2, 2013 Greensboro, North Carolina deaths 0 Injuries 1
November 3, 2013 Lithonia, Georgia deaths 0 Injuries 2
November 13, 2013 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania deaths 0 Injuries 3
December 4, 2013 Winter Garden, Florida deaths 0 Injuries 1
December 13, 2013 Centennial, Colorado deaths 2 Injuries 0
December 19, 2013 Fresno, California deaths 0 Injuries 1
January 9, 2014 Jackson, Tennessee deaths 0 Injuries 1
January 13, 2014 New Haven, Connecticut deaths 0 Injuries 1
January 14, 2014 Roswell, New Mexico deaths 0 Injuries 3
January 17, 2014 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania deaths 0 Injuries 2
January 20, 2014 Chester, Pennsylvania deaths 0 Injuries 1
January 21, 2014 West Lafayette, Indiana deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 24, 2014 Orangeburg, South Carolina deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 25, 2014 Los Angeles, California deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 27, 2014 Carbondale, Illinois deaths 0 Injuries 1
January 28, 2014 Nashville, Tennessee deaths 0 Injuries 1
January 30, 2014 Palm Bay, Florida deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 31, 2014 Des Moines, Iowa deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 10, 2014 Salisbury, North Carolina deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 10, 2014 Lyndhurst, Ohio deaths 0 Injuries 0
February 12, 2014 Los Angeles, California deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 22, 2014 Augusta, Georgia deaths 0 Injuries 1
March 12, 2014 Miami, Florida deaths 1 Injuries 0
March 25, 2014 College Park, Georgia deaths 0 Injuries 0
April 9, 2014 Greenville, North Carolina deaths 0 Injuries 0
April 11, 2014 Detroit, Michigan deaths 1 Injuries 0
May 4, 2014 Augusta, Georgia deaths 0 Injuries 1
May 5, 2014 Augusta, Georgia deaths 0 Injuries 1
May 8, 2014 Lawrenceville, Georgia deaths 0 Injuries 1
May 14, 2014 Richmond, California deaths 0 Injuries 1
June 5, 2014 Seattle, Washington deaths 1 Injuries 3
June 10, 2014 Troutdale, Oregon deaths 2 Injuries 1
September 9, 2014 Miami, Florida deaths 0 Injuries 1
September 11, 2014 Taylorsville, Utah deaths 0 Injuries 1
September 27, 2014 Terre Haute, Indiana deaths 0 Injuries 1
September 30, 2014 Albemarle, North Carolina deaths 0 Injuries 1
September 30, 2014 Louisville, Kentucky deaths 0 Injuries 1
October 3, 2014 Fairburn, Georgia deaths 1 Injuries 0
October 24, 2014 Marysville, Washington deaths 5 Injuries 1
November 20, 2014 Tallahassee, Florida deaths 1 Injuries 3
November 20, 2014 Miami, Florida deaths 1 Injuries 1
December 5, 2014 Claremore, Oklahoma deaths 1 Injuries 0
December 12, 2014 Portland, Oregon deaths 0 Injuries 4
January 15, 2015 Milwaukee, Wisconsin deaths 0 Injuries 3
January 16, 2015 Ocala, Florida deaths 0 Injuries 2
February 4, 2015 Frederick, Maryland deaths 0 Injuries 2
February 14, 2015 Merced, California deaths 1 Injuries 0
February 23, 2015 Daytona Beach, Florida deaths 0 Injuries 3
March 30, 2015 University City, Missouri deaths 0 Injuries 1
April 16, 2015 Paradis, Louisiana deaths 0 Injuries 1
April 27, 2015 Lacey, Washington deaths 0 Injuries 0
August 27, 2015 Savannah, Georgia deaths 1 Injuries 0
September 3, 2015 Sacramento, California deaths 1 Injuries 2
September 30, 2015 Harrisburg, South Dakota deaths 0 Injuries 1
October 1, 2015 Roseburg, Oregon deaths 10 Injuries 9
October 9, 2015 Flagstaff, Arizona deaths 1 Injuries 3
October 9, 2015 Houston, Texas deaths 1 Injuries 1
October 22, 2015 Nashville, Tennessee deaths 1 Injuries 3
November 1, 2015 Winston-Salem, North Carolina deaths 1 Injuries 1
November 20, 2015 North Las Vegas, Nevada deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 22, 2016 Indianapolis, Indiana deaths0 deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 29, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania deaths 0 Injuries 0
February 9, 2016 Muskegon Heights, Michigan deaths 0 Injuries 4
February 12, 2016 Glendale, Arizona deaths 2 Injuries 0
April 23, 2016 Antigo, Wisconsin deaths 1 Injuries 2
June 1, 2016 Los Angeles, California deaths 2 Injuries 0
June 8, 2016 Dorchester, Massachusetts deaths 1 Injuries 3
September 9, 2016 Alpine, Texas deaths 1 Injuries 2
September 28, 2016 Townville, South Carolina deaths 2 Injuries 2
October 11, 2016 Mobile, Alabama deaths 0 Injuries 1
October 13, 2016 Columbus, Ohio deaths 0 Injuries 2
October 18, 2016 San Francisco, California deaths 0 Injuries 4
October 25, 2016 Sandy, Utah deaths 0 Injuries 1
December 1, 2016 Bountiful, Utah deaths 0 Injuries 0
January 20, 2017 West Liberty, Ohio deaths 0 Injuries 1
January 20, 2017 Seattle, Washington deaths 0 Injuries 1
March 21, 2017 King City, California deaths 0 Injuries 1
April 10, 2017 San Bernardino, California deaths 3 Injuries 1
May 4, 2017 Irving, Texas deaths 2 Injuries 0
September 13, 2017 Rockford, Washington deaths 1 Injuries 3
September 20, 2017 Mattoon, Illinois deaths 0 Injuries 1
November 14, 2017 Rancho Tehama Reserve, Cali deaths 6 Injuries 18
December 7, 2017 Aztec, New Mexico deaths 3 Injuries 0
January 9, 2018 Forest City, Iowa deaths 0 Injuries 0
January 20, 2018 Winston-Salem, North Carolina deaths 1 Injuries 0
January 22, 2018 Italy, Texas deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 1, 2018 Los Angeles, California deaths 0 Injuries 5
February 5, 2018 Oxon Hill, Maryland deaths 0 Injuries 1
February 14, 2018 Parkland, Florida deaths 17 Injuries 14
March 2, 2018 Mount Pleasant, Michigan deaths 2 Injuries 0
March 7, 2018 Birmingham, Alabama deaths 1 Injuries 2
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States
As you can see, its not a product of the newer generation. These shootings would have happened weather or not guns were illegal or not. A criminal will always find a way. Making guns illegal only keeps honest people from getting them. Just as a lock only keeps honest people out.
Where do you stand? Do you think that guns need to be illegal? I personally think not. Let me know in the comments, and thank you for visiting!
