Pulling the trigger on Gun Control
The American rifle and the semi-automatic handgun: two iconic pieces to the American culture and foundation, both symbols of authority and protection to their American users- not anymore. The American rifle and handgun receive fire from American modern society with “more than 20,000 enforced gun regulations across the country,” according to Jonathan Masters, a University of Sydney graduate and member of gunpolicy.org (Masters). These regulations jeopardize the existence of automatic rifles in American homes and prevent the carrying of hand guns in safe zones, such as bars and schools even when carriers have their proper permits. The safety of the American people loses significant value with every gun regulation …show more content…
Diamond mentions how “the criminal will get a hold of an illegal item if they want it.” This statement reveals how more gun regulations means fewer guns in the hands of the Americans who actually obey the law. Major Caudill, a retired USMC sniper, discusses his views on the criminals of America and compares them to the men he fought against overseas. He mentions the “two concepts of a man behind a gun”- “force and reason,” which go against each other in a man versus man altercation. Major Caudill represents the modern society’s viewpoint of “reason” and the criminal’s viewpoint of “force,” explaining how reason has no place in an environment where applied force overruns reasoning. The Marine Sniper points out how force can only reach an equilibrium with a counter force, the gun equaling the “force” in this argument. By stating “force has no place as a valid method of social interaction and the only thing that removes force from the menu is the personal firearm…” Major Caudill exposes modern American society’s viewpoint of reason being able to overrule a force. The former Marine goes into greater depth on the topics of “force” and …show more content…
Which side proves more safe? Less guns to cause violence or more guns to defend against violence? This brings up an anti-gun proposal of “safe zones” in American bars, restaurants, banks, and schools. This “safe zone” means that “no kind of rifle or handgun can be acquired on a person even if they have permits that allow them to do so,” which is defined by Laws, a reputable law definition website. The idea behind the safe zone deters “any sort of gun violence in the perimeter of the zone,” according to Jim Barret, an anti-gun advocate. According to Glenn Reynolds, an author of USA TODAY and an avid reviewer of the VA Tech mass shooting, "they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn 't do it,” referring to the many safe zones in America and how the United States government focuses on the law followers compared to the criminals. Glenn goes on to explain how the safe zones “allow criminals to pursue a mass shooting” as no one in the safe zone has a weapon to stop them until police personnel arrive. Many of the mass shootings “could have been stopped by a good guy with his gun” and Glenn makes a good point here. Mark Follman, a writer for Mother Jones Documentation, recorded “72 public mass shootings since 1982” and of those 72 “35 of them took place since 2006.” Of these 72 public mass shootings “100 percent of them occurred in safe zones in America,” a place that prohibits the containment of a firearm
The American rifle and the semi-automatic handgun: two iconic pieces to the American culture and foundation, both symbols of authority and protection to their American users- not anymore. The American rifle and handgun receive fire from American modern society with “more than 20,000 enforced gun regulations across the country,” according to Jonathan Masters, a University of Sydney graduate and member of gunpolicy.org (Masters). These regulations jeopardize the existence of automatic rifles in American homes and prevent the carrying of hand guns in safe zones, such as bars and schools even when carriers have their proper permits. The safety of the American people loses significant value with every gun regulation …show more content…
Diamond mentions how “the criminal will get a hold of an illegal item if they want it.” This statement reveals how more gun regulations means fewer guns in the hands of the Americans who actually obey the law. Major Caudill, a retired USMC sniper, discusses his views on the criminals of America and compares them to the men he fought against overseas. He mentions the “two concepts of a man behind a gun”- “force and reason,” which go against each other in a man versus man altercation. Major Caudill represents the modern society’s viewpoint of “reason” and the criminal’s viewpoint of “force,” explaining how reason has no place in an environment where applied force overruns reasoning. The Marine Sniper points out how force can only reach an equilibrium with a counter force, the gun equaling the “force” in this argument. By stating “force has no place as a valid method of social interaction and the only thing that removes force from the menu is the personal firearm…” Major Caudill exposes modern American society’s viewpoint of reason being able to overrule a force. The former Marine goes into greater depth on the topics of “force” and …show more content…
Which side proves more safe? Less guns to cause violence or more guns to defend against violence? This brings up an anti-gun proposal of “safe zones” in American bars, restaurants, banks, and schools. This “safe zone” means that “no kind of rifle or handgun can be acquired on a person even if they have permits that allow them to do so,” which is defined by Laws, a reputable law definition website. The idea behind the safe zone deters “any sort of gun violence in the perimeter of the zone,” according to Jim Barret, an anti-gun advocate. According to Glenn Reynolds, an author of USA TODAY and an avid reviewer of the VA Tech mass shooting, "they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn 't do it,” referring to the many safe zones in America and how the United States government focuses on the law followers compared to the criminals. Glenn goes on to explain how the safe zones “allow criminals to pursue a mass shooting” as no one in the safe zone has a weapon to stop them until police personnel arrive. Many of the mass shootings “could have been stopped by a good guy with his gun” and Glenn makes a good point here. Mark Follman, a writer for Mother Jones Documentation, recorded “72 public mass shootings since 1982” and of those 72 “35 of them took place since 2006.” Of these 72 public mass shootings “100 percent of them occurred in safe zones in America,” a place that prohibits the containment of a firearm