The Debate That Shouldn't Even Be a Debate (Reprise)

Assault rifles should be banned.



We need deeper background checks on everyone purchasing a gun.



There should be a limit on how much weaponry someone has in their arsenal.



The government should buy back the guns and send the better weapons to the military overseas.



Everyone has a right to a gun, just nothing that is powerful enough to take on hordes of people in seconds.

Was that so hard?



Apparently so, because we once again (I have indeed discussed this before...) are hiding the fact that America is predominantly the top dog in terms of owning guns, using guns, killing people with guns, creating mass shootings with guns, and of course the most lax gun laws this side of the planet. America still hasn’t learned its lesson after seeing dozens of kids get killed, after seeing a random movie screening under attack, after seeing a university get lit up by a deranged student, and of course after a seemingly random individual for reasons yet unknown pile up for armaggedon and attack a music festival. These mass shootings are happening far too often. When can we admit America has an anger problem, and a gun problem?

Las Vegas had two tragic fires in the 80s, and they updated their fire safety codes and we haven’t seen a disaster of that magnitude since. A man nearly blew up a plane by explosives in his shoes, guess what now everyone takes off their shoes while being screened to enter a plane. Even Beavis and Butt-Head removed references to fires (when they honestly didn’t have to) after a child influenced by the cartoon set his house on fire. If Beavis and Butt-Head are willing to change their ways, why can’t the government? Why can’t the NRA? Why can’t America be willing to adjust its mindset towards weaponry? Why does it seem like such a far-fetched idea to potentially be slightly stricter towards guns laws?

I’m not talking about hand guns of even 9MMs. I am talking about the fact that 400+ were shot at within minutes because of legal weaponry. That’s ridiculous. How is someone allowed to possess 18 rifles without raising some type of suspicion? How is someone allowed to own hundreds of pounds of ammunition without some sort of red flag being raised? These are the questions that should be asked, and the talk about “now is not the time to discuss gun control” has to cease. We have sick, sick people and dangerous people having access to weapons without much resistance.

This is not a Trump issue, as this has happened during Obama, Bush, and even Clinton. Obama unsuccessfully lobbied to fix the gun laws while Trump has made it easier for those with mental disabilities to buy them----so that’s a step backwards. Truth is, the NRA are stuffing the pockets of pussy politicians thinking about their finances more than the wellbeing of America---which has led to more mass shootings, more gun killings, yet molasses movement towards a change once we reach the House of Representatives. The same week when Vegas happened, there’s a bill being tossed about legalizing silencers for guns. You know this country is in serious trouble when gun sales and stock actually improves after a massacre.

I honestly believe nothing is going to change until honestly, a tragedy right at the White House or the Pentagon would occur. Once it hits extremely close to home will these politicians finally notice the seriousness of the violence we’ve been seeing in the past two decades in America. One of the gun advocates was at the concert when the shooting happened and completely changed his mind. After you see dozens of bullets being launched per second you’ll change your outlook as well. Like I said, I’m not asking for much, just tighter restrictions on potential criminals, on the mentally disabled, on the potential terrorists, and of course those in the no-fly zone, which for some inexcusable reason are still allowed to buy a gun.



Let’s be smart guys. Please. Let’s start moving towards a safer America.