Gun Free
The Second Amendment states that "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." But to what extent is this Amendment true? I see this law as a right for people to go out and willingly fire at anyone who they feel as though are threatening or hurting them. Maybe if they came up with a list of situations in which it is alright to fire, then, this law would have meaning to it. But, even then, there are flaws; like the different views of situations; situations that seem threatening to one person, and not to the other person. What are we to do at that point?
I have to say, though, that I understand the kind of side people who carry guns come from. I know gun owners have a good reason for having their gun. But giving permission and accepting gun carrying as legal, should cause a great deal of insecurity in people. This is where danger starts and elevates.
I know there are restrictions for the types of people who cannot own guns, but people change. People don’t always stay the same. A good, hard working, family man who carries a gun could turn bad in a matter of seconds, minutes, days. He could become any of the things on the restriction list in such a short matter of time. I’m trying to be logical here and not assuming that this happens all the time, but we have to be logical as well and see all the sides to this law.
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Well Done
Dear: Ronika
Once again I am writing about one of your posts more specifically “Gun Free”. I like this post because this topic is debatable because what you feel may be a flaw in the law others may see it as a law to protect them. One sentence that stood out to me is “I see this law as a right for people to go out and willingly fire at anyone who they feel as though are threatening or hurting them”. I disagree with this because I believe this is something that people won’t abuse because you don't hear about people going around killing people and saying self defense.
Another sentence that I found interesting is “Maybe if they came up with a list of situations in which it is alright to fire, then, this law would have meaning to it”. I also disagree with you in this sentence because if they did this people wouldn't change; because they would just say they were in the predicament that is stated in the law.
Your post reminds me of something that happen to one of my cousin in Arizona. One time my cousin was home minding his business with his family when a robber came in. When this happened my cousin and his family ran to the basement he grabbed his gun and went upstairs. When he reached the top of the stairs the burglar pulled the gun and my uncle shot him twice and then called the cops. Do you think what he did was just? Or do you think he should have gone to jail?
Once again thanks for writing a terrific well done post. I can’t wait to see what you write next and if I would be interested in it or not. I think I will because I find all of your reading to be helpful to me gaining knowledge.