Gun control has become a huge topic in American culture in the last couple of years. School shootings have become just another tragedy in the constant stream of mainstream media. What can we do to end these savage attacks? More gun control? Less gun control? Mental Health evaluations?  I think it’s a matter of people having an understanding and respect of guns and gun culture.  I do not agree with the leftist view of completely eliminating guns from our culture. I believe that is not only impossible but idiotic and I’ll tell you why.

                Ok, back to why I think people should have respect for guns and gun culture. Most people pushing for complete gun control don’t know the first thing about guns. They don’t understand the culture. I believe it’s necessary for our civilian population to be educated in these matters. If kids learn at an early age, as I did, to respect guns they will not only be safer, but they will learn to respect  the gun and its capabilities. An educated public is a safe public. If kids truly know how dangerous a gun is maybe things like the shooting of that little girl in flint Michigan would not have happen. But today kids are taught to fear guns and look at the rise in school shootings.

                I personally do not think America has a gun problem. I believe we have a safety problem and a problem with mental health in young people. Most all your mass shootings have been carried out by men under thirty with either mental health problem or a history of mental health problems. Sandy hook and the Aurora Theater shooting are two prime examples of this. So should we go blaming guns right out of the gate?? I say no. So what should we do about this? I’m all for in depth background checks. I mean guns should only be available to model citizens. Say you have a history of violent mental health, domestic abuse or battery of a police officer, should you be able to own a gun? I know I’d feel a lot safer with the criminally and mentally insane not having guns.  But now I pose the question, are back ground checks really going to stop the people from getting a gun, who want to use that gun in a violent crime? I say no . Guns are to easily accessible through black markets. 

                Mass shootings have seemed to have been a particularly convenient time for our president and the leftists in our political system to propose and pass gun control laws. The shootings create panic and they need something to blame so they blame guns. This panic gives the president public support. This is an old tactic actually proposed during the Kennedy presidency to gain support for a war against the communists in Cuba. Public shooting were to be staged and the communists were to be blamed, but Kennedy rejected the proposal.  So what I’m trying to say is that mass shootings create the perfect environment for pushing gun control. Our president has used these to his advantage, passing 23 gun laws with the use of executive order. Although I do agree with him on the more extensive background checks he is pushing it with the assault weapons ban. Does the constitution say we shouldn’t have those?

                Now we need to take a look at the second amendment. The second amendment states, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” It clearly states that it is the people’s right to bear arms and it should not be infringed. You just can’t remove an amendment that has been there since the birth of our country. Our founding fathers clearly found it important for our citizens to be armed and trained. It is what made our country free isn’t it? Our citizen should at least be able to counter the small arms of our military, assault weapon, smg’s, machine guns, etc…  Now to some this might sound insane, but bear with me. These weapons should only be available to upstanding citizen that are willing to protect our nation. If our government becomes tyrannical we are told to over throw it and how are we supposed to do that when we are out gunned by our opposing force. I believe the constitution should not be tampered with.

                With gun control being a hot topic into days media and culture it is important for us to be informed on this topic. School shootings are a tragedy and it does need to be addressed. Schools should be safer, kids should be taught gun safety, parents should teach their kids morals and society should not praise violence. All these thing would help keep our public places safe from another tradgedy.       http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2014/09/22/2nd-amendment-original-meaning-and-purpose/