Many people believe the “government is entitled to conclude that the social casts of permitting weapons in schools or government buildings outweigh any individual right.” The government has been on high alert since …show more content…
"Arms" should be construed at a level of abstraction that takes into account contemporary understandings—and Justice Scalia found constitutional relevance in the fact that handguns are "overwhelmingly chosen by American society" today for purposes of self-defense. With this part, all three keys parts come in place, individual rights, second amendment, and the government. Justice Stephen Breyer's “dissent detailed various restrictions on firearms that existed during the colonial period and concluded, "Irrespective of what the Framers could have thought, we know what they did think"—that restrictions on firearms were consistent with the Second Amendment(Karlan 10).” Now, more restrictions are being brought out by the government, making people very angry. “The ‘Gun-Show Loophole’ means that there are no background checks when purchasing guns in a private transaction(ontheissues.org).” Now when weapons are purchased, the places where they are purchased do not keep track of records or do any background checks either. All of these topics lead to someone who has a different feel for …show more content…
“The FBI found that in 2013 arguments (such as romantic triangles, brawls fueled by alcohol or drugs, and arguments over money) resulted in 1,962 gun deaths (59.9% of the total)(gun-control.procon.org).” Statistics come in play now since they matter more to everyone than laws. And now law enforcement comes into play to, Jeffrey Voccola, Assistant Professor of Writing at Kutztown University, notes, "The average gun owner, no matter how responsible, is not trained in law enforcement or on how to handle life-threatening situations, so in most cases, if a threat occurs, increasing the number of guns only creates a more volatile and dangerous situation(gun-control.procon.org)." This quote is stating the average person who owns a gun is not trained to to properly use a gun or when the best time to use it. Law enforcement and statistics play a big role in this because this determines how people react with certain topics. Many people cause controversy by bringing up statistics, pretty much causing a huge fight of screaming and