Guns. Who's Controlling?

11/5/2017

Texas is notorious for its big image. Big hats. Big trucks. Big food portions. And, big numbers of murder victims from mass shootings with big guns. The latest? A mass church shooting.

There is something terribly wrong in a world where people feel like they have the absolute right to walk inside a church, a movie theater, a concert..or anywhere..and kill people.

That's exactly what happened Sunday morning. As churchgoers clutched Bibles, prayed, worshiped God and pronounced their faith, a gunman walked inside and, with a big Texas-size gun, murdered more than 20 people in cold blood.

No one knows why he did it. It doesn't matter why he did it. Knowing why may help to wrap your mind around things, but ultimately, "why" is not a problem solver, resurrecter or bandage. It doesn't heal the hurt. It simply adds to the coffin of carnage that, once and for all, needs to be laid to rest when a solution is reached on what to do about guns, or people with guns.

As the smoking guns cool from the mass murders committed with them in this country, what will we do and who will we blame? The guns? The people with guns? The government?

Comment on the following prompt: To what extent do gun control laws really protect people from being killed by guns?

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victor ajuobi

11/6/2017 08:57:47 am

Gun control laws don't protect people from mass shootings, as they slightly prevent criminals from purchasing a weapon legally from a gun store. Anybody can go online and buy a gun from a another source out of the united states. On top of that, the right to bear arms in the constitutional, so people will always be able to buy weapons. Even if there are gun control laws, that doesn't stop someone who brought a gun legally to do a mass shootings. The situation would be different if there were no guns being sold at all, but that wouldn't be possible to do. As people are very unpredictable anything can happen, so gun control laws won't really help the situation.

T.Dawson 4/5

11/6/2017 12:24:03 pm

I have to agree with you, gun control laws fail at protecting people from mass shootings. These laws don't control anything, there is a constant flow of guns in and out of this nation. Although the "right to bear arms" is in the constitution, it is unnecessary to bear arms now. If the purchasing of guns were to be completely stopped, it would take a long time. But if there is a strong voice declaring this right as unfit, then maybe there will be a change.

D, Tonche 1st pd

11/6/2017 12:56:56 pm

Your statement comes with reason because no matter how much legislators restrict guns from being purchased, people will just find another source to buy their guns from. I think we must educate people about the consequences of buying a gun.

Alaysha M

11/7/2017 03:33:06 pm

I agree with your statement, people just run over gun control laws so there is really no use of them.

Imani Florence 1st

11/8/2017 05:24:04 pm

You said gun control laws do not stop someone from legally buying a gun and committing a mass shooting. Although that is true, stricter gun laws regarding mental health and criminal records would probably lower a number of mass shootings. If you were to look at the lives of people who committed the mass shooting, you would find a pattern that applies to most of them. What is the pattern? They either had mental problems and or a history committing of dangerous acts. If more gun laws were created around these two patterns, mass shootings would not be on the rise.

S. Johnson 1st

11/9/2017 06:28:41 pm

I agree with you that gun control laws have no protection over people. These laws are contradicting because the right to purchase gun has not been controlled ever since the gun control laws were made. If there were more strict rules and regulations that had to be made to buy guns, I think the murder/mass shooting rate will fall. For example, if one person has had any type of mental history or record that has the slightest symptom of a red flag then they should not be allowed to purchase a gun. Even though this process may seem time consuming, many lives can be saved.

T.Tate1st

11/10/2017 03:59:02 pm

I believe your statement is true if there were more strict rules then mass and murder would probably go down .

K. Allen 1st

11/9/2017 07:21:03 pm

I disagree with your statement, yes the right to bear arms is apart of our constitution but how far can people take that? The government should come up with laws prohibiting guns or atleast try to do a background check before they just allow anybody to purchase a gun. I understand you saying you can easily buy an illegal gun but I feel like the government is allowing these illegal guns to be bought.

B. Moreno 6th

11/9/2017 09:06:11 pm

I agree with you. They should run a background check before even appointing or giving permission to have a gun in hands. Having a gun is for safety for like example ... robbery , we need to have protection but we should always look at the background check to know if they should purchase a gun or not.

E. Hernandez 6th

11/10/2017 10:29:30 am

I agree with you, people have plenty of othet sources to buy guns from. Like the dark web.

T.Tate 1st

11/10/2017 03:35:29 pm

I feel your statement is absolutely true because gun control laws don't protect people from mass shootings . There are many ways people can get guns .

T.Dawson 4/5

11/6/2017 12:09:17 pm

Gun control laws are not efficient in preventing people from getting killed. Gun control laws do not have any real control over guns.The background checks to purchase guns are not extensive and do not reveal much information. There will always be people that "spaz out" and do irrational things such as killing innocent people. To continuously label only white shooters as mentally ill and others as terrorists does not help either. If prevention of mass shootings were to work, we would need drastic changes. Changes in the laws and perspectives.

J.Grant

11/6/2017 05:00:14 pm

I agree with you because nobody around the world is safe with guns or protected because like I said people use guns illegally without license and people who do have license use the gun used against whenever and however they want just because they have license.

E. Hernandez

11/10/2017 10:30:50 am

I agree, gun laws dont really have an effect, or control gun usage.

Florence. I 1st

11/6/2017 12:50:14 pm

Gun control laws do not protect people from getting killed by guns, it’s the mental state of the gun holder that prevents people from getting killed. For example, If you are cognizant of the previous mass shooters, you will notice they were either mentally unstable or showed previous signs that they may be a danger to society. I believe this is a recurring pattern that Americans are not taking heed to, especially our politicians and government. If our politicians and government noticed this pattern and wanted to stop it, the implementation of stringent gun control laws especially in regards to mental health and criminal records would be stricter. The laws should be so strict that is should discommode a person's access to obtain a firearm.
A reform of harsher gun control laws would then protect more people from getting killed by guns.

D. Tonche 1st pd

11/6/2017 12:59:22 pm

I concur with your statement, i think the government should not only makes their laws stricter they should also help mentally ill people find help they deserve.

D. Tonche

11/6/2017 12:52:16 pm

If you wanted to purchase a gun in this country it would be fairly easy depending on the state they are in. Here in Texas they are hastily accessible, that even an underage pre-teen can buy one at a gun convention. While I do support the right we have to be free to be able to bear arms, I think the state should take more responsibility on gun control. They should make the parameters to obtain a gun difficult to weed out the dangerous criminals who have the thought of hurting people in their mind. We should learn from this past horrible events and prevent future mass shootings to happen, instead of praising our right to the second amendment. To wrap up my perspective on the matter, people should not justify the death of numerable people so they can keep their right to keep a few rifles in their home.

D. Tonche 1st pd

11/6/2017 12:54:23 pm

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J.Fluette 6th link

11/6/2017 06:50:35 pm

Gun laws don't really protect people,because if someone was serious about killing someone or many people,they could get a gun from anywhere.They could order a gun or anything.

victor ajuobi

11/6/2017 06:25:08 pm

In respect to your comment, i have to disagree that having the right to bear arms is very important. Once the government starts taking away all your weapons and you feel like you can't protect your family if someone comes in to rob you, then your in trouble. Basically I mean that having the right to use a weapon is very essential to your well being.

T. Dawson 4/5th

11/7/2017 12:23:23 pm

I have to agree with the idea of stricter gun control laws. The removal of guns isn't the goal, the goal is to maintain a safe environment. Japan is an excellent example of gun control laws and how they can maintain a safe environment for citizens. Japan has a very difficult procedure to get a gun virtually eliminating gun related deaths.

Zakamion Murry 7th period

11/8/2017 06:44:39 pm

I agree with the stricter gun laws only because i dont know anything about japan ,but also stricter gun laws and control could lead to an better environment (an environment without violence) because some people wont understand an gun law until someone of theirs is harmed with an gun.

Imani Florence 1st

11/8/2017 05:08:14 pm

One thing I notice after almost every mass shooting is that people use the horrific event to justify the use of the second amendment which allows them to bear arms. And there is nothing wrong with wanting the second amendment because I am in favor of the law, but the problem for me is when people focus on the second amendment and not stricter gun laws. Without stricter gun laws, mass shooting like the one that has recently taken place in Texas will continue to occur on a greater scale. Like you said, “we should learn from the past horrible events…” and a vast majority of people are not learning. It’s like they're watching a fire growing bigger and bigger but not doing anything to extinguish it.

D. Hearne 1st

11/9/2017 09:28:04 pm

There are too many people that try to justify the wrong being done. They feel that justification will make the situation better or more acceptable but it doesn't. The ones who don't care to enforce these laws pretty much don't care about the lives that are being taken because of their ignorance.

Jameela Barber 7th

11/8/2017 07:04:27 pm

i strongly agree with you Mr. Tonche, these gun conventions and the government are making it to easy for these people to get a gun. All they do is get a permit then by a gun. that´s to easy , i think they should go through more to put there hands on a gun.

camren harris 7thp

11/6/2017 03:48:11 pm

i don't think gun control laws help protect people for nothing , cause if they really did help , people wouldn't be getting killed for no reason today , even if Texas banned guns people would still find a way to get them and use them in a bad way.

J.grant

11/6/2017 04:58:43 pm

Gun control laws did not protect people from getting killed by guns. People are getting killed by guns every single day. People with gun license spaz out and kill people just because they have a gun. On the other hand other people use guns without gun license, people just because they're mad or have frustration inside. Nobody is really safe around the world because gun use is being used for different uses. Some people think just because they have a gun in a licensed that can go and shoot Whoever Whenever. So gun control laws do not protect people from getting killed by guns I feel like the gun protect laws should be more Stricker on who can purchase a gun

Krobbins/7th link

11/6/2017 05:24:55 pm

I believe the gun law really doesn,t and we need more of a right by protecting ourselves.

J.Fluette 6th link

11/6/2017 06:45:37 pm

Gun laws don't really protect people,because if someone was serious about killing someone or many people,they could get a gun from anywhere.They could order a gun or anything

Zakamion Murry 7th period

11/8/2017 06:39:52 pm

I agree because these days teenagers be carrying guns and using them for violence,and you really can get a gun from anywhere and anybody that has one.

Z.Williams

11/10/2017 12:11:50 am

Your statement is accurate, murderers and terrorist somehow find a way to carry a firearm and end up with one that possess the ability to end the lives of hundreds of people within seconds. For example, the man who shot up the church and the man who shot at the concert, these men were carrying automatic guns that shot at a rate of five to ten bullets per one to two seconds. Guns as such are only to be allowed in the military and not the public, until gun control laws ban such powerful guns then people's lives will still be taken and regardless of the law people will find a way to illegally obtain guns and will not be exposed until after they have committed a crime.

Alaysha M.

11/7/2017 08:44:28 am

Gun control laws don't necessarily protect people from being deceased. There really is no use of gun control laws because nobody follows them anyways.Gun control laws should be way more stricter,because people have way too much freedom with guns.Gun control laws aren't stable because are still opening fire till this day.Still, to this day gun control laws don't protect people from getting killed.

B.Criss 4/5

11/9/2017 10:47:08 am

I agree they should be stricter, but would that stop people from going on killing sprees.

F. Aleman 1st

11/10/2017 06:29:54 pm

If gun control laws were stricter, who is it really going to stop? People break laws all the time. Making gun control laws stricter won't change the person mindset.

D. Hearne 1st

11/9/2017 09:31:54 pm

People feel they can go out with their guns blazing because of the second amendment. Even though it is one of our right it still has a limitation on it.

K. Brown

11/10/2017 09:25:48 am

Even though it seems well enough like a smart idea to put a tighter grasp on gun laws it always leans back to people screaming out about their rights. Saying that it is their right to own a weapon that could possibly end someone else's right to be alive. The gun law battle is basically a battle of protection versus protection. The protection of one's life with the use of a weapon and the protection of one's life from the hands of a mass shooter.

Hope aleman

11/10/2017 05:41:15 pm

That's true. The idea of strengthening gun control is good to some people, until they start complaining that their rights are being tampered with. So when you really think of it, gun control is a huge contradictive cycle.

Hope aleman

11/10/2017 05:38:12 pm

Just as you said, there's really no point in gun control laws if they're utterly useless. That, and they aren't "controlling" anything. However, I do not think that making gun control laws stricter will help the situation either. As i mentioned before, people who want to kill WILL kill. There's no way to change that.

J. Maple 1st

11/10/2017 07:05:33 pm

If nobody follows the gun control laws, why make them stricter? People will always do what they want, and find a way around the law, which will lead to more crime like underground smuggling.

Zakamion Murry 7th period

11/8/2017 06:36:40 pm

Guns used to Be used as weapons for wars or just for plain protection, but now they are used for gang violence or for regular protection but people have been using them mainly for violence. Guns should only be used for protection only.

B.Criss

11/9/2017 10:54:44 am

You did not state whether the laws protected the citizens of this nation.

F. Aleman 1st

11/10/2017 06:33:37 pm

You state that “guns should only be used for protection only” but how would you know if someone is going to get a gun for protection only?

Jameela Barber 7th

11/8/2017 06:54:54 pm

The government say that we need a permit to buy or keep a gun. I´m pretty sure 90% of those people some way made a fake permit to get there hands on a gun so they can either kill someone or there self. But the government is clearly to blind to see that people are being murdered because there getting away with these fake permits.´´people use guns to keep them self from any danger.´´ I´m sure that most of those people that say there keeping a gun for safety are the main the people that going to jail for murder. I honestly don´t get why people kill innocent old and young citizens. I think people should rather keep a knife than a gun because people are most likely to survive from a knife wounds than from a gun shot.

Shakyria M

11/8/2017 07:30:32 pm

The Police Need more training, Maybe we need to revisit the code of conduct people don’t understand their rights.

Juan Ocampo 6th prd

11/8/2017 08:14:20 pm

Is not about thier training

Arial H link

11/8/2017 09:00:59 pm

I agree because police believe just because there are law they have the right to do what they want WRONG!!!

Z.Williams

11/10/2017 12:04:21 am

I agree you, police abuse their power and it is factual evidence to back up the claim. However, you did not answer the given question about the gun control laws and how they protect the public. You could use the police as an reason to say that gun control laws are limited to only those who are not targeted by the government. Police have an exception to the law they are allowed to fire their gun at will if they feel threatened, they use this exception to the highest authority. For example, the thirty three year old man who was shot reaching for his license; the police gives a statement saying that the man was reaching for a weapon, however a video taken proves that he was indeed reaching for his wallet to get his license. To prevent being accused of murder, this police can claim he was threatened and the media will express his opinion and support it allowing him to peacefully live with the murder of an innocent man on his conscience.

Juan Ocampo 6th prd

11/8/2017 08:13:43 pm

Gun control laws did not protect people from getting killed by gunsi don't think gun control laws help protect people for nothing cause if they really did help , people wouldn't be getting killed for no reason today

J.Bonilla- 4th

11/10/2017 10:23:58 pm

These gun control laws do not help protect people. It is the people, there are many that do not think straight and have/own a gun.

B.Criss 4/5

11/9/2017 10:43:10 am

The gun protection laws do not protect citizens from the dangers of narcissistic and neurotic people. Bullets do not have a name and they certainly do not have a brain. But guns have names and owners and those owner sign a contract saying that they would use it when necessary. It is easier to get a gun permit than to get a license to own a building and conduct business.Now that is funny and wrong. Why is it that those processes have not been switched around for the safety of the community and the nation.

kaleb washington 6th

11/10/2017 01:25:35 pm

i go alloge People still can buy guns illegally and still get away with it and have it and not get caught. They don’t care about now gun laws they will just go and get it on their own. So this is why i just think that it will make no difference of taking off gun laws .

K. Brown 1st period

11/9/2017 11:58:33 am

The government has little to no control over the flow of guns here in America. Many people purchase guns from pawnshops and at that stage the gun's origin has been scrambled if not lost completely. There are also guns being imported and bought illegally and those guns are stronger than some guns found on officers. It doesn't help that our government feels that checking people's background/records will make them secure enough to own a gun. People change in a flash, someone with a clean record could person a gun and go on to end someone's life. Thus proof that our government has no control over the flow of guns.

S. Johnson 1st

11/9/2017 06:18:50 pm

Gun control laws don't protect the people from people who are sick and twisted and take lives of many people with the act of a gun. Some criminals can still buy guns illegally in multiple ways that people that dont know about. Guns are purchased with a little process meanwhile it is takes months to get licenses for anything else.Furthermore, our government is backwards and doesn't recognize the huge mistakes that have been made. This is a problem that has been going on for a long time and needs to be face immediately.

K. Allen 1st pd

11/9/2017 07:30:43 pm

I agree with your statement, the government is very much backwards. They are so simple minded they can't even realize one of the main issues happening every year in their own country.

B. Moreno 6th

11/9/2017 09:12:04 pm

I agree with you . People still can buy guns illegally and still get away with it and have it and not get caught. They don’t care about now gun laws they will just go and get it on their own. So this is why i just think that it will make no difference of taking off gun laws .

T.Shelton 1st

11/10/2017 04:02:26 pm

Government is backwards is probably the nicest way to talk about the government right now . With the dark web growing each day there's no stopping people from buying illegal stuff . Rather it's guns,explosives, drugs,etc. eberything goes on the dark web . And that is weird now that you said that . Why does it take so long for license but a day for a gun ?

K. Allen 1st pd

11/9/2017 07:29:00 pm

I feel as if gun control laws start with the government. Of course you can illegally buy guns from anywhere but the question is how are these people even how access to these guns? In my opinion the government especially trump will NEVER change gun laws and over the years it'll only get worse. I mean why change it if these mass shootings are killing people that Trump barely want in America? These gun laws that they have in place right now are outrageous. Honestly I don't think they will ever change i mean how many mass shootings do we have to have for the government to realize that SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE!

D.Molo

11/10/2017 01:14:30 pm

I concur with this statement. Because this issue is really a problem giving people guns without licenses. This just cries shoot an innocent person everywhere. It should be stricter laws on gun selling.

T.Shelton 1st

11/10/2017 03:57:51 pm

I don't think they'll ever change period regardless of whose in office because people don't like change even if change is what we need . Some people are ready for the next move and some want to stay in the past . The ones that want to stay in the past is the majority . Hopefully the new generation will do better and get something done .

Z.Williams

11/9/2017 08:23:44 pm

When people think of guns, common descriptions are powerful, dangerous, harmful, and life threatening. Because of this, gun laws were created to regulate the usage and types of guns that are allowed. These laws are convenient in limiting the use in the public, however, they do not prevent the murders and terrorist who go on killing sprees using heavy artillery. In fact, because of gun laws these people finds methods in order to conceal their weapons and those who are victimized are not prepared and killed. In conclusion, gun control laws do control the majority of people and their usage of guns but those who desire to kill will always find a way to obtain guns with threatening power and use it to their will; taking the life of the innocent.

D. Rodriguez 7 th

11/10/2017 02:12:20 pm

I agree with you. Gun control laws do not prevent shootings. The only thing that could truly prevent incidents like these, we must simply increase safety whenever we go places, check people before we enter a certain place, for example, a concert. Check them to make sure they don't have any weapons to prevent anyone getting harmed or hurt.

B. Moreno 6th

11/9/2017 09:09:30 pm

I do not think that having gun laws will change this . This happened at a CHURCH , who will carry a gun in themselves at that point? This is supposed to be a place to worship god ... and they think what could go wrong? But anything is possible . Gun laws couldn’t honestly change this. I think that they should just take off gun laws period. Buying more and more are just killing more and more people and having funerals . This is not good for our country.

K. Brown 1st period

11/10/2017 09:17:08 am

So we should just remove gun laws in general? Thus making it even easier for people to access these weapons. I understand the current mentality of 'well even with these laws they're getting guns,' but to up and rid of these laws seem nonsensical. We have already drove America into a ditch of people always trying to find away to get over and under the system of the government. I feel like instead of ridding of these laws there should be a method implemented to better track guns physically instead of just through paper work.

kaleb washington 6th

11/10/2017 01:23:10 pm

I agree with you . People still can buy guns illegally and still get away with it and have it and not get caught. They don’t care about now gun laws they will just go and get it on their own.

Cameron Witcher 6th Period

11/10/2017 11:40:39 pm

I agree, anyone can get their hands on a gun and take fire on any one gun laws do not help

D. Hearne 1st

11/9/2017 09:23:09 pm

We may have gun control laws, but they are not enforced properly. There was a time where the local law conducted federally mandated background checks, however, that was declared unconstitutional under the Tenth Amendment. Since background checks aren't really being done any psycho could go out and buy a gun, though there are some restrictions. As a result, mass shootings are more likely. Also, criminals who used guns possibly got the gun from a family member or friend. This makes it even harder for the government to keep track of gun flow. These gun laws don't truly protect us.

J. Maple 1st

11/10/2017 05:20:34 pm

I agree. For the sake of safety, background checks should be instilled back into the process of buying guns. It might be unconstitutional, especially if this gunman is able to buy that size gun without a second thought from the retailer.

Kaleb washington 6 th

11/9/2017 09:58:14 pm

D. Rodriguez 7th

11/10/2017 02:07:58 pm

I completely agree with you. No matter what, gun control laws cannot prevent anyone from getting their hands on a gun.

Makayla W 7th

11/10/2017 09:33:36 pm

True guns laws don't protect people all the time. They also do come in handy for protection.

E. Hernandez 6th

11/10/2017 10:28:19 am

It doesn't really help or prevent shootings. There's other sources criminals can get their guns from. The guns are already out there. Anybody can buy them if they buy it from someone else. Guns protect people, but worst of all, they cause deaths among people.

D.Molo

11/10/2017 12:45:26 pm

Gun control laws don’t protect people from getting killed by guns. It only speeds up the process of the inevitability that you will be shot. To really control guns we should limit the amount of people that have them. If that is put into effect then there would be less deaths from gun violence. Guns only make you paranoid ,so with it your more amped to use it.

F. Aleman 1st

11/10/2017 06:16:43 pm

Trying to lower the number of people who can get a gun will not stop gun violence. For instance, police officers are able to have guns but some police officers aren't good and have shot innocent people.

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/10/2017 07:21:56 pm

In agreement, gun control laws do not protect people, from being killed by guns. With all honesty, it makes a person even angrier, that they have to go through gun control laws, increasing the chance to kill people. In disagreement, even with limits on guns, people still can do mass shootings, due to no limits on bullets. In disagreement, there would still be a large percentage of deaths, due to no limits on bullets. Lastly, that is why the government should take away guns, due to paranoid and crazy people living in the world.

Makayla .W

11/10/2017 09:30:46 pm

That is very much true i believe guns should be handle in a certain matter to at least lower the deaths....

S.Moncivais 4th

11/10/2017 09:38:51 pm

I have to agree but disagree with your statement Mr.Molo, people should not limit the amount of people who can have gun, because there it's the right of bear arms. The better thing to do from my point of view will be to make the background check go deeper and find out more about the person. People can be perfectly fine but something can trigger their mind to a certain point that they could act reckless.

J.Bonilla- 4th

11/10/2017 10:22:02 pm

This is true, ever since these laws were implemented there has been more mass shootings. People should meet a standard that not everyone can achieve to obtain a gun and decrease the number of mass shootings.

B. Haynes 1st

11/10/2017 11:12:06 pm

How would we limit the amount of people that have guns? I understand your point, it just seems like limiting guns would be a fruitless attempt at reducing gun violence. People break the law—they would still somehow find a way to get a gun.

D. Rodriguez 7th

11/10/2017 02:02:17 pm

I believe that gun control laws do not protect people from being killed. No matter what, any type of person, including a child could get their hands on a gun in any type of way. You would never know the purpose of someone purchasing a gun and laws cannot find a way to figure it out. Laws only make a person in a certain age group and good backgrounds the permission to get guns, that doesn't clarify the reason towards purchasing a gun. Even if we knew the person wouldn't harm anyone with the gun, they still could be be getting it for Someone who does intend to hurt other people.

D.Moseley-4th/5th

11/10/2017 03:26:15 pm

Gun laws help with gun control to only a certain extent. Just as strict parents create sneaky children, people will find their way around the law no matter the consequence. If guns were almost impossible the problem of gun violence will go down. Guns are way to accessible in America especially in Texas, which is the state with one of the highest rates of gun carriers. It’s not about the laws we make for the dangerous weapons it’s the accessibility people have to it.

S.moncivais 4th

11/10/2017 09:33:04 pm

I have to agree with you statement Ms.Moseley because people can have a control of the guns sold, but also they are not responsible for the actions made by other who decide what to do when they have one in their power.

T.Shelton 1st

11/10/2017 03:54:18 pm

What are gun control laws honestly. They only help to a certain extent and aren't enforced enough . If we want gun control then Why do we sale machine guns . We should only sale hand guns . Even then it still doesn't stop people from doing what they want to do . People will always find ways to backdoor or sneak around to get it . Without proper background checks its left into the hands of the people . There's nothing that could really be down about gun control because it's not the gun , it's the person's mental .

T.Tate1st

11/10/2017 03:58:29 pm

It's all these gun laws and none of them are stopping all these mass shootings and murders.It seems like nothing is getting corrected because mass shootings and murder is still going on . I feel in order to stop all this ,make it to where it's no way to buy illegal guns by becoming more strict . Even though they have those people that still know how to sneak around the rules . The law should become more strict to where no one can sneak or get over or even think about getting an illegal gun .

TysonThornton 7th link

11/10/2017 10:14:18 pm

I agree with this but even if they do become stricter on laws people can still find a way to get around them and even if the people lower can't get around them people in higher statures can find some way to manipulate their way around things

Daijah Jackson

11/10/2017 05:02:25 pm

I agree with you Ms.D the government always talks about taking guns away but it never happens. Why not just make them illegal ? to me the only reason why they are not doing it is because no one is taking power into doing it. I think police should be the only ones to have a gun because they are the ones saving people not killing the people. The people in the church was innocent , they didn't do nothing but wake up and praise God for his glory. But some people don't listen so your going to have to take charge for someone to listen. This is why I agree with you.

TysonThornton 7th link

11/10/2017 10:12:31 pm

Well I kind of disagree on this they really shouldn't make guns illegal giving the fact that they're really good on protecting yourself and if the police were the only people to have guns the people they feel like don't need to be here can be taken out easily and without any resistance and even without guns people are still going to find other ways to kill people

J. Maple 1st

11/10/2017 05:12:46 pm

As human beings, it’s in our nature to do what we want to do. In our natural state, the one that doesn’t deny what it wants, will do anything to get it no matter the consequences. A few laws can’t deter people from what they want. Gun control laws shouldn’t be laws if high power and deadly machinery is sold for the general public to buy with the right kind of money. It’s understandable that the U.S wants to limit the amount of danger we can be subjected to, but if they’re not enforced to the extent that people have the ability to shoot 20 people in a short period of time, what’s the point?

H. aleman

11/10/2017 05:24:18 pm

Gun control laws do not do justice when it comes to protecting people from mass shootings and murders like the one mentioned above. As you can see, gun control has done nothing to stop this man, or any other people who have killed in the past. I truly believe something my mother has always told me- If a person truly wants to kill, they're going to kill. People break the law everyday, so no amount of gun control going to save us in the end. Besides, gun control only stops the gun, not the person. Taking guns from people makes them unable to shoot and kill, but let's not forget that they can always pick up a butcher knife and do just as much damage. So, what's the point in gun control?

Z, James 1st

11/10/2017 10:58:46 pm

I think that they need to take away gun control and actually guns too. The gun is common used weapon known to man. If they were to take away guns crimes like Black on Black crime, facility robberies, and police brutality would end.The creation and reasoning behind the gun is for war, which only made it more right for people to believe that murder was "okay". Guns are one of the many setbacks to America's advancement.

B. Haynes 1st

11/10/2017 11:03:15 pm

Exactly. Gun control laws can take away guns, sure, but there are other weapons available to cause harm with. Even if there were proper gun laws, people would still find a way around it. Laws can only do so much.

F. Aleman 1st

11/10/2017 06:08:39 pm

Gun control laws are suppose to keep people from buying a gun easily. The motive for gun control laws is good but it's not effective. If the government stop company's from selling guns, it could lower the rate of mass shootings but at the same time, if someone really wanted a gun they could get one illegally. For example, they could get a gun from the black market.

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/10/2017 07:01:05 pm

In agreement, they are suppose to do that, so people can be safe. In like manner, they are good, but like you said they are not effective. In disagreement, the government cannot stop anyone from killing people, because the person can have a clean record, like the Las Vegas shooter. But in agreement, a person can get a gun illegally. Lastly, like you said, if a person cannot get a gun legally, they would just use the black market to get one.

I. Chancellor 1st period

11/10/2017 06:37:39 pm

With all honesty, gun control laws really do not protect people from being killed by guns. Because if gun control laws did, we would not have a lot of killings going on in America. To add to the fact, insane people can even hold guns with a permit. Plus, gun control laws do not power, to make a person not kill others. In conclusion, even if the government tries to make gun control laws stricter, it still cannot stop a person from targeting to kill somebody or people.

*I. Chancellor 1st period*

11/10/2017 06:49:26 pm

With all honesty, gun control laws really do not protect people from being killed by guns. Because if gun control laws did, we would not have a lot of killings going on in America. To add to the fact, insane people can even hold guns with a permit. Plus, gun control laws do not have power, to make a person not kill others. In conclusion, even if the government tries to make gun control laws stricter, it still cannot stop a person from targeting to kill somebody or people.

S.moncivais 4th

11/10/2017 08:00:00 pm

Law control laws does not protect people from being killed by guns. Those laws are there to regulate the sells of guns, checking people background to see if they are able to have one. If they are not allowed to obtain one that does not mean that people cannot buy guns from illegal places and those guns are not regulated. A mass shooting can happen with a gun that you obtained legally, something can be happening and you just act and don't think on the consequences. There is a right to be able to bear arms, but having them for protecting in some way it's fine, but just have one to destroy many lives is wrong. Therefore the requirements to obtain a gun should be expanded, so people can be sure that this person is available to obtain a gun.

Z.James 1st

11/10/2017 10:49:25 pm

Gun should not be used in any, even if it is for protection. Guns severely injure and kill people, which would affect their families, lifestyle, and values. The effects of guns is not just a physical thing it is also a mental, and emotional thing, and can cause turmoil to a person. In the values of man using a weapon against another man, makes you even less of man. If you were to use any kind of protection your mind is the right thing to use.

C. Villanueva 1st

11/10/2017 11:25:39 pm

I agree. Anyone can buy a gun from someone else that they would sell the guns to. This world is messed up in all types of ways but even with background checks, someone that hasn't committed a crime doesnt mean they won't ever.

Makayla .W

11/10/2017 09:28:13 pm

I say that guns are getting real out of hand now days but I do believe that people should have guns no matter what is going on. Even though that was a sad day guns can protect people from being hurt in a real and serious situation. Some things you just cant control people are still going to be murder so its not even the fact that guns are always the problem in those type of situation its just that some people just don't think right. I'm saying that people still have bombs and other dangerous weapons that can kill multiple people.At the end of the day guns are meant to kill but i'm not saying that it is right but people are not going to want to get rid of guns that's just not gone to happen, people need some type of weapon and that's just that.

Tyson Thornton 7th link

11/10/2017 10:09:56 pm

Well obviously when this man was coming this shooting he wasn't following any gun regulation laws as it stands gun regulation laws seem pretty solid because at some point you got to realize it's not guns that kill people people kill people with guns

Cameron Witcher 6th Period

11/10/2017 11:42:27 pm

I agree, people have the ability to get a gun and pull the trigger so.

J.Bonilla - 4th

11/10/2017 10:20:11 pm

Obtaining a gun is easier than getting a license. Gun control laws only protects people to obtain it but not to carry around. These laws are harmful to the society, perhaps it is because there are many challenged people out there in the world. Gun control laws is suppose to manage the flow of guns, but who is to say that these guns do not get handed down to someone else or given as a present? Even if they do restrict the usage of guns, many people don’t pay attention and do as they please

Z. James 1st

11/10/2017 10:41:08 pm

Gun control laws do not protect people at any extent. In today's society a law called "open carry" or the "right to bear arms" law has been put into effect. This law is dangerous due to the fact that people can just walk around with their guns out in the open.If they were to witness a crime they can just shoot the culprit. Should that be our answer to all crimes? Gun control laws make the person carrying the gun just as bad as the person actually committing the crime.

B. Haynes 1st

11/10/2017 10:57:12 pm

Gun laws can only do so much to protect people from getting killed. While there are people who will abide by the rules, there are others who will always find a way around the law—this would lead to more crime, in my opinion. Not to mention the fact that acquiring a gun so easy nowadays—people don’t even get background checks. Even if the government was able to execute guns laws properly, they still wouldn’t be able to keep track of all the guns that are being dispersed across America, let alone Texas. Besides, when you tell someone not to do something, they’re more likely to do it. We need more than laws to keep people safe, and even then, I still doubt we’d be safe.

Cvillanueva 1st

11/10/2017 11:23:09 pm

I agree. The more you tell people not to do it, the more they want to do it. It's jut something you can't stop from happening

C. Villanueva 1st

11/10/2017 11:22:01 pm

Gun control laws can't protect people from being killed. I believe it can only give someone that's targeted extra time but if someone is planning on killing another person it's gonna happen regardless. These laws can only do so much, for example the Las Vegas massacre... he bought so many guns, dodged all the hoops of the law and he still had one of the deadliest "terrorist" attacks. So to answer the prompt, as I said before gun control laws can only go to the extent of buying others time.

A. Fobbs 7

11/10/2017 11:25:46 pm

Gun control laws don't help an any way to prevent gun violence. Recent studies have shown that only 16% of perpetrators of criminal acts involving firearms legally owned their weapons. In fact a majority of those acts were cases where the weapon was stolen or lost by its owner. Increasing the restrictions on ownership of firearms would only hinder the safety of law abiding citizens who would never fire their weapon without need.

Cameron Witcher 6th period

11/10/2017 11:38:09 pm

I feel as fun control does not protect anyone’s life in fact i feel that it could indanger someone’s life. Having a gun in hand and having it visible is dangerous if someone were to spot you they would automatically be on defense and any moves you make the person will be ready. Having a gun could probably help, but i don’t think it would make a big difference in murders or gun violence it may even increase it. Not too include the fact that nowadays people are not mentally right and could go crazy at any time and take fire on everyone, passing gun laws is a wild card it may go bad and it may go good either way it all ends wrong. Therefore, i disagree gun law is very dangerous and has a tremendous effect on community.

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