gun control
As stated in court records on Kitchen vs K-Mart Corp., "On the night of December 14, 1987, petitioner Deborah Kitchen was shot by her ex-boyfriend, Thomas Knapp, and rendered a permanent quadriplegic, shortly after Knapp purchased a .22 caliber bolt-action rifle from a local K-Mart retail store. Knapp testified that he had consumed a fifth of whiskey and case of beer beginning that morning and up until he left a local bar. He returned to the bar and, after observing Kitchen leave in an automobile with friends, followed in his truck. He subsequently rammed their car, forcing if off the road, and shot Kitchen at the base of her neck" (Henderson 76). On April 20, 1999 two students, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, opened fire in Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 15 people (including themselves) with several guns and many homemade bombs. The tragedy immediately spurred a demand for new gun control measures (Henderson 97) . These two incidents, recently generated a renewed wave on the issue of gun control. Today in American society there have been various perspectives about the issues of gun control. These various perspectives lead to opposing ideas on gun laws and beliefs on
Today in society different perspectives have risen about the issue of gun control. These perspectives show a variety of views on gun laws and beliefs on gun use. With citizens being aware about these various perspectives they're able to build their own belief and perspective on gun control. With citizens and proponents dealing on the issue of gun control who knows when guns will stop being a threat. Gun rights advocates want to combine education and law enforcement to prevent gun abuse (Henderson 5). Gun rights advocates want gun ownership to be a right. They believe if a citizen doesn't have a criminal or mental health record that they are able to own and carry a gun of his or her choice with minimal restrictions. Any proposal that is passed for gun restrictions and ban, gun rights advocates see it as a way of leading a total ban on gun ownership (Henderson 7). The gun rights advocates argue that if Congress had wanted to only protect the rights of the states to have militias, it would have said so on the Second Amendment (Henderson 17). They also believe that banning cheap guns would deprive the poor people who live in crime neighborhoods with little police protection to defend themselves (Henderson 20). Gun advocates believe that the Second Amendment isn't just about hunting, but that weapons can be needed for community defense (Henderson 22). Gun rights advoc
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