Argumentative Essay: The March For Our Lives Movement

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I recently attended a March for Our Lives rally on Saturday, March 24th, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The March for Our Lives movement started after the February 14th mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The shooting killed fourteen students and three teachers. This massacre is the most recent horrifying act that follows many other school shootings that include Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Great Mills High School in Maryland, and Huffman High School in Alabama. The nationwide cry for gun control was really catalyzed by shootings in schools because of the endangerment of our nation’s children. Despite this, there are many other killings that sparked the gun control debate such as the massacre in Las Vegas over the summer and the Orlando nightclub shooting. The outcome of all of this preventable carnage is the March for Our Lives movement that took place …show more content…

Gun violence has become an atrocity that can no longer be ignored and viewed as normal news. President Trump has suggested that teachers in American schools receive training and carry guns. This proposal is irrational and has too many risks associated with it. The President and the leaders of the Republican Party need to compromise with the Democrats in order to create the gun control legislation that many Americans desire. Many Republican constituents, unlike their elected officials, understand the need for change and legislation. President Trump has made a small amount of progress by advocating for more comprehensive background checks. Democrats, including President Obama, have advocated this deterrent for a long time. Despite the seemingly positive shift in President Trump to use background checks, more methods of limitation must be advocated for in order to stop these deadly shootings and protect American

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