The Sandy Hook shooting has been prevalent on every news station around the country for the past month. This event, the killing of over 25 people, 20 of those being children, has opened Americans eyes to the plethora of guns that are available, and how that has a major effect on everybody's safety. Many people argue that it's the holder of the gun, not the gun itself. But what if that holder was the American government? There have been many conspiracy theories hitting the news lately that claims that the government enacted the massacre in order to control guns. It is said that the government needed a sparking gun in order to start the control of firearms, and this was it. But do you honestly believe that the American government could be the controlling hand in the massacre of 20 children?
I think it's a crazy and irrational statement to make that the government is behind this all. I have watched the video over it, and their information seams faulty. It also seems as if they took bits and pieces of the whole event, and made it seem as if something wasn't right. I think what's dangerous about this video is that viewers might believe what they see. You can throw a little video together and shed something in the completely wrong light, and this is what happened. But would gun control really be a bad thing anyways? I don't see the need for an average citizen to have a semiautomatic weapon that can shoot many bullets a second. I'm aware that it's what the person does that causes violence, not the weapon, but you cannot take people out of the equation. It's impossible. So you must take guns out. In reality, there will never be a ban on firearms. There will only be steps to reduce violence, such as making it harder to get a weapon through things like background checks. But to say that the government had a hand in what started this "revolution" is absurd. It demeans the United States, and also the victims of the shooting. I think change is necessary, and making up theories and excuses in order to try and keep things the same is idiotic and childish.
http://theweek.com/article/index/239012/the-disturbing-rise-of-sandy-hook-conspiracy-theories
I agree with John here. While I have many complaints about the Obama administration and where they are taking the country with their left-wing agenda, we cannot blame this tragedy on the government. I respect the way Mr. Obama responded to the shooting itself. In his speech addressing the nation, he even appeared pro-life, as you can see in the link at the bottom of this reply. While I agree that semi-automatic weapons are a little absurd, I do not think that we can allow the government to restrict gun control too much. They must rather focus their efforts on ensuring that gun owners are mentally stable, as well as providing repeated background checks, like John suggested.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless America
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ blog/president-obama- challenges-pro-lifers-to-join- march-for-life-sort-of?utm_ source=LifeSiteNews.com+Daily+ Newsletter&utm_campaign= 510a0a8ada-LifeSiteNews_com_ US_Headlines_01_09_2013&utm_ medium=email
I agree with everything that John has said. The conspiracy video is a bit far-fetched, and I don't think that many people actually believe it. I don't think that the government would kill innocent children just to get what they want. A good point John made was that there will probably never be a ban on guns, so the only solution to the problem of firearms and shootings is to reduce the amount of violence. Background checks are a good idea, but don't people already do that? I do not know for sure if background checks do happen, but if they do then I think that more needs to be done. I don't know how there could be more than a background check, but I'm sure there is something more.
ReplyDeleteI agree with John. As a fan of conspiracy theories, I can tell that this one is far-fetched. Seeing this shooting was such a hugely disturbing slaying, I cannot imagine the government being behind it, no matter how bad I think some of ideas, laws, and policies coming out of our capitol are. President Obama delivered such a heartfelt message after the shooting, and as a teenager, my heart goes out deeply to those affected by the shooting.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with John that there will never be a complete ban on guns. I feel as if some restrictions would do us some good (i.e. stricter background checks), but I know deep inside that the likelihood of a complete gun control by the government is very small. I do hope this will help galvanize the government into enforcing better regulations on gun control.