On the Political Issues: Personal Narrative

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On the political standpoint the three concerns most favorable to me are gun rights, education reform, job creation, and economy growth. Gun rights are a huge issue for me and a lot of people in the state of Virginia. It’s a huge concern, because anyone that wants to be able to have self-defense is for the 2nd amendment. The 2nd amendment states as a citizen, we the people have a right to keep and bear arms which shall not be infringed. The second main concern is the education reform. The education reform I am most interested in is student testing, teacher testing, teacher pay, and class size. The last main concern I have is job creation and economy growth. The reflection of employment shows how well our economy is doing. Those are the issues that mean the most to me. Gun control is a huge issue for me because I want to have the right to provide myself with self-defense. Forty percent of all United State’s homes have guns. My individual household is included in this percentage. Eighty-one percent of Americans think that this is a very important issue in determining which candidate they would vote for. Ninety-one percent of Americans say there should be at least minor restrictions on gun ownership. Fifty-seven percent of Americans say there should be major restrictions or a ban. I believe that the citizens of Virginia should be able to defend themselves. I don’t think that citizens will be able to defend themselves properly if gun control becomes too strong. If the government thinks making stricter guns laws will help with gun violence, they are wrong because a criminal or a murderer is going to get whatever kind of gun they want, even if it is illegal. Just because a law is a law doesn’t mean everyone will follow it. Ken Cuccinel... ... middle of paper ... ...r Jobs." Ken Cuccinelli for Virginia Governor 2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. . "Terry McAuliffe for Governor." Terry McAuliffe for Governor. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. . "Job Creation & Economic Growth." Robert Sarvis for Governor of Virginia. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. . "Background on Gun Control." Background on Gun Control. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2013. "Background on Education." Background on Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2013. "Background on Jobs." Background on Jobs. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2013. "Measuring Employment Growth in Virginia - Virginia Performs." Measuring Employment Growth in Virginia - Virginia Performs. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2013.

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