The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

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In the most recent school shooting, 17 innocent people died. The shooter legally bought a dangerous gun (otherwise known as an AR-15), and used it in an illegal way. Even though seventeen innocent people died, many have been traumatized. This is an event that shouldn’t happen or be tolerated, and needs to be fixed immediately.
Many people are enraged about this shooting and have used their voices to protest about it. Emma Gonzalez used her voice to tell the government to change the Gun Control Law in her state. In her famous speech, she quoted, “if all our government and President can do is send thoughts and prayers, then it’s time for victims to be the change that we need to see.” She implies that the government isn’t doing anything about

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