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Recommended: Do we need stricter or more lenient gun control in the United States

People ask the government for change but cry out “unconstitutional!” There needs to be stricter gun laws in the United States. It isn’t a coincidence that the United States is the only country that treats gun ownership as a human right and has the highest number of gun related injuries of any developed country in the world. The U.S. take on gun control has been controversial since the late 20th century. Many nationally recognized events such as Columbine, Sandy Hook Elementary and Tucson occurring, people continuously flip-flop on whether to create more gun laws or keep it as is. The Second amendment to the U.S. constitution which holds the right to bear arms is becomes substantially more important to politicians during the election season. A vast majority of Republicans show a more conservative appeal with opposition to stricter gun laws, while directly opposite of the spectrum with democrats favoring the idea of stricter laws. Gun rights and Gun control groups have lobbied for decades to aid in creation of legislation in their favor. People in the U.S. don’t take the violence into much consideration until a horrific story of violence occurs in a public place. “Right now it’s the awful story of a 12-year-old who took a semi-automatic weapon from home and then killed a teacher… at a middle school in Nevada. Before that, it was the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Before that it was Newtown. And before that is was Perry Hall, Aurora, Tucson and Columbine… and tomorrow it will be somewhere else.” When a nationally recognized event occurs, it is a trending topic on twitter, main streamed on Facebook, and reposted on Instagram. Everyone is appalled; they turn to the government to make something happen. People protest for days, speakin... ... middle of paper ... ...eor-just-arguing-about-it>. (Nesbit 1) "District of Columbia v. Heller." Legal Information Institute. Cornell University. Web. 7 Dec 2013. . ("District of Columbia v. Heller") "Now Its Time." The White House. N.p., 16 Jun 2013. Web. 7 Dec 2013. . ("White House") Bidwell, Allie. "Gun Violence Significantly Increased by Social Interactions." US News. N.p., 14 Nov 2013. Web. 7 Dec 2013. . (Bidwell) Stein , Sam, and Jennifer Bendery. "Obama Gun Policy Agenda Comes To Maddening End." Huffington Post. (2013): 1. Web. 7 Dec. 2013. . (Stein , and Bendery 1)

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