Gun violence is a big issue in our everyday lives, no matter where you live, but growing up outside of our nation's capitol, Washington D.C. I noticed the crime a lot more often than most people did. I do support gun control to an extent; however it should not be banned because the second amendment does give the people the right to bear arms.
Washington D.C recently changed their gun laws to allowing people to own a gun in their homes, but not to carry. I believe that although crime rate has increased because of this, it will soon decrease. This is a big step for our nation's capitol, which has one of the strictest gun laws in our nation, but also one of the highest crime rates as well. If people were allowed to have carry permits in D.C, I believe that too would be beneficial, however precautions should be taken.
There needs to be background checks and tougher regulations on who can purchase guns all over the country. York City is actually proposing a law after the New Year, which will require gun owners to report their missing guns within a certain period of time. This is a law that I feel would benefit in any city to a certain degree, because then maybe some gun violence would decrease. Essentially, guns need to be monitored, but not removed from the people who are not using them for the wrong reasons. Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
Jen Traxler
York College of Pennsylvania
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