AS A COUNTRY, WE HAVE HAD TOO MANY MASS MURDERS THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEARS. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT 'GUN CONTROL' WILL BE THE SOLUTION WHICH WILL BRING AN END TO THESE MASS MURDERS. THE MAIN REASON SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR LIVES IS NOT BECAUSE WE, AS CITIZENS, ARE ALLOWED TO OWN GUNS. THE FACTS BEHIND THESE SHOOTINGS ARE THAT PEOPLE, WHO SHOULDN'T OWN A GUN FOR CERTAIN REASONS, HAVE GUNS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMITING ILLEGAL ACTS. IF WE MAKE IT MANDATORY TO HAVE AND CARRY A GUN, LAW ABIDING CITIZENS WILL BE ABLE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AND THOSE AROUND THEM. NEW LAWS PLACING RESTRICTIONS ON GUN OWNERSHIP WILL SIMPLY DISARM THE INNOCENT. NEW LAWS DON'T STOP THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY BREAKING THE LAW. OPPOSING ACTION IS THE ONLY WAY TO EFFECTIVELY LESSEN THE VIOLENT CRIME IN OUR COUNTRY.



