On 1st October at 10:38a.m, a horrific shooting unfolded that resulted in ten people getting killed. Including the recent gun shooting, there were several massive casualties by gun shootings such as the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999, the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.
After the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, federal law enforcement agencies have taken a forward leaning approach to these types of incidents by pushing resources into the field as quickly as possible. However, why do such tragic accidents still happen?
President Obama is currently trying to make some changes for gun regulation, but was unsuccessful in doing so. He says “Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine…become numb to this. This is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in America…” What is obstructing the decrease of gun shootings, or what are the measures that can be taken to prevent gun shootings? The first obstacle is economic and can be found in the National Rifle Association (NRA), namely the ongoing lobbying of the NRA. Currently the United States has invested annually, a tax of about $ 4.6 billion degrees from firearms distributors and firearms manufacturers have donated to the NRA money of $ 1 per gun. The NRA 's annual $200 million dollars (official amount of the money) enables the NRA to exert power over many politicians in its lobbying efforts. Simply the NRA commands more than 400 million members (politicians) during its 128 years of history, and keeps spreading its power over gun regulations. Another obstacle is the cultural background of the United States. As you all know, the history of the colonization of America was launched from Britain after the discovery of the New World by Columbus. Before the United Kingdom, James II made standing army recruitment purposes by the resurrecting and reinforcing the Catholic religion without the approval of the parliamentary. Then the emergency group, citizens in 1689 established "Bill of Rights" and have the right to be armed within permitted law, whereby colonists possession of firearms to protect themselves from the indigenous or wild animals the permit. There was also a need to protect themselves initially in the United States because the …show more content…
Due to the unique gun culture and impassibleness of change or erase the Constitution, Amendment Article 2, testing mental state of gun owners monthly by city police, policemen’s monthly censorship over gun owners’ registrations, limiting or lessen variety of guns (in the other words, allowing only Tasers or gas guns), and organizing ethical lectures quarterly in order to remind effects of gun violence are alternative solutions. Many gun owners will not like some of my solutions yet they will agree when they see the tragedy occurs less.
Discussing solutions without expenses is meaningless. Monthly mental test will cause both gun owners and city to spend more money, likewise increasing more duties of policemen is also challenging.
On a practical aspect, reducing harmful rifles or allowing only Tasers and gas guns will cost less expenses. Besides, organizing ethical lectures quarterly in order to remind effects of gun violence is also cost less because it can fund by cooperation with community service or other non-profit
After the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, federal law enforcement agencies have taken a forward leaning approach to these types of incidents by pushing resources into the field as quickly as possible. However, why do such tragic accidents still happen?
President Obama is currently trying to make some changes for gun regulation, but was unsuccessful in doing so. He says “Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine…become numb to this. This is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in America…” What is obstructing the decrease of gun shootings, or what are the measures that can be taken to prevent gun shootings? The first obstacle is economic and can be found in the National Rifle Association (NRA), namely the ongoing lobbying of the NRA. Currently the United States has invested annually, a tax of about $ 4.6 billion degrees from firearms distributors and firearms manufacturers have donated to the NRA money of $ 1 per gun. The NRA 's annual $200 million dollars (official amount of the money) enables the NRA to exert power over many politicians in its lobbying efforts. Simply the NRA commands more than 400 million members (politicians) during its 128 years of history, and keeps spreading its power over gun regulations. Another obstacle is the cultural background of the United States. As you all know, the history of the colonization of America was launched from Britain after the discovery of the New World by Columbus. Before the United Kingdom, James II made standing army recruitment purposes by the resurrecting and reinforcing the Catholic religion without the approval of the parliamentary. Then the emergency group, citizens in 1689 established "Bill of Rights" and have the right to be armed within permitted law, whereby colonists possession of firearms to protect themselves from the indigenous or wild animals the permit. There was also a need to protect themselves initially in the United States because the …show more content…
Due to the unique gun culture and impassibleness of change or erase the Constitution, Amendment Article 2, testing mental state of gun owners monthly by city police, policemen’s monthly censorship over gun owners’ registrations, limiting or lessen variety of guns (in the other words, allowing only Tasers or gas guns), and organizing ethical lectures quarterly in order to remind effects of gun violence are alternative solutions. Many gun owners will not like some of my solutions yet they will agree when they see the tragedy occurs less.
Discussing solutions without expenses is meaningless. Monthly mental test will cause both gun owners and city to spend more money, likewise increasing more duties of policemen is also challenging.
On a practical aspect, reducing harmful rifles or allowing only Tasers and gas guns will cost less expenses. Besides, organizing ethical lectures quarterly in order to remind effects of gun violence is also cost less because it can fund by cooperation with community service or other non-profit