Littleton Massacre and Gun Control
Teens of the decade are having an easier time obtaining firearms with which they are jaunting around on killing sprees. The most recent incident occured on Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. That fateful Tuesday began as any other day with a 6:15 a.m. bowling class which both murderers, Dylan Klebold-17 and Eric Harris-18, attended. Both of prominent backgrounds, Eric's father a retired Air Force officer and Dylan's father a geologist, the two belonged to a group called the Trenchcoat Mafia. Members of this group believed in the Goth, black clothing, nihilism, and real rock music, were constantly made fun of by the "jocks who wore white baseball caps." As reported that morning, Dylan wore a shirt that read Serial Killer, as he always did. By 11:00 a.m. Dylan and Eric had changed into their trademark black wraparound shades and long, black trenchcoats. As they walked toward the cafeteria, which contained about 500 students, they claimed their first victim. One of the murderers walked up to 17-year old Rachel Scott and shot her point blank range in the head. They then continued into the cafeteria where they opened fire. Klebold and Harris were armed with a sawed off double barrel s
Until the government can come to a compromise on the extent of gun control, the incident that occured at Columbine High is likely to occur again. In getting guns off of the street, the government should have every right to intervene when the lives of innocent people are at stake. The National Rifle Association argues that lawmakers should enforce the law, but if people carry guns for their own protection against those who carry guns to do harm, it would make sense to remove all guns from the streets, then no one would need a gun. There shouldn't be a ban on all guns because law enforcement officers need to carry firearms, but to make it safer when off duty, all guns should be left at the station. For sportsmen to be able to hunt, their guns should be registered and not sold without permission and shouls only be sold to other sportsmen. They should keep their guns at the range and have to check them out each time they want to use it. When used properly there should be no argument for the restrictions placed on guns, but when they get into the hands of the wrong people all citizens could benefit from the restrictions placed on them. Guns are very deadly and most people don't realize how crazy the world is. Gun rights groups say the legislation would infringe on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. They argue that strict background checks at gun shows would slow weapon sales. As for the high-volume ammunition clips, they are used by sportsmen who don't have time to reload when hunting. Most gun manufactures support the safety locks, but the NRA sees it as just another attack on gun owners. They believe if the lawmakers would enforce the current law, firearm control measures wouldn't be needed. The latest debate over gun control in Congress began because of the incident at Littleton, Colorado. This debate has divided the party lines of the Democrats and the Republicans. The Democrats lead the charges for stricter gun measure which reflects from the contributions they receive from gun control advocates. On the other hand, Republicans are opposed to the new gun laws receiving contributions from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups. On Tuesday, May 18 the Senate approved a measure that would require child safety devices with each of the millions of handguns sold by licensed dealers in the United States every year. Although refusing such a
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