Argumentative Essay: Gun Control In Schools

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How many more lives have to be lost before the current gun laws can change? According to Every Town's tracker, there have been around two hundred and ninety incidents involving guns in schools since 2013. These incidents range from a gun being fired and no one being injured, to deadly school shootings that leave many innocent lives lost. The latest and one of the deadliest shootings in history occurred on Valentine's Day at Marjory Stoneman Doulas High School in Parkland, Florida. 14 students and 3 teachers lost their lives that day. Many sacrificing themselves to protect their classmates from gunfire. Soon after the ordeal, the survivors of the shooting rallied together and restarted the fight for gun control. One of the most outspoken and …show more content…

Democrats in the House blame Republicans for no support on a bill that they believe could've prevented the shooting in Parkland. Since Congress is currently Republican-controlled Congress, there was no way that the bill could ever get the support needed to pass. Many other Democrats have taken the chance call once again for gun control and other measures to prevent and avoid future violence and death. Florida Senator Marco Rubio took a more bleak and critical approach to gun control. In a speech to the Senate, he stated that only having gun control laws and thorough background checks would not stop someone who has their mind set on committing a heinous crime. House Speaker Paul Ryan stated in a speech to Congress that they should avoid a, "knee jerk," reaction in the aftermath of such an event, which garnered angry responses from many other congressmen and women. There is a small minority of Republicans who support some kind of restriction on guns, but they refuse to make their voices heard out of fear that the NRA will be a direct opponent during their reelection. In a very Trump-like fashion, Donald Trump took to Twitter to blame the FBI for focusing too much on the Russia investigation to look into a threat made Nikolas Cruz online. "Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter," Trump tweeted Saturday evening, "This is not acceptable. …show more content…

Because politicians on the federal or state levels can't come together and find some kind of gun restrictions or background checks that will work. Or maybe because they fear upsetting their fiercely gun loving constituents and being kicked out of office in their next reelection. There's a sad trend that we've followed for years. The moment a mass shooting happens everyone talks about it for a week, they share their useless "thoughts and prayers" posts on Facebook, and everyone who isn't directly affected pushes it to the back of their mind and goes on with their lives. Though this time that trend is changing. With the renewed push for gun control measures will Congress be pressured into passing some kind of bill or face losing their seats in the coming election? Intelligent, and determined teens from around the country are spearheading the movement. They have come together to organize marches, walk-outs, debates against NRA officials and politicians as well as other events to show that tragedies like Parkland should never happen again. Whether we like it or not change is

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