I care about gun control because I feel like it is widely neglected, especially in the United States. There has been an uprising in mass shootings and not much is being done to prevent them. This is so important to me because the victims of these mass shootings are mostly students like me. This epidemic of mass shootings has made a school a space that one is afraid to be in. My parents used to tell me to be in places where there were a lot of places and now, they tell me the opposite. I find myself getting anxious around crowded spaces and spying my surrounding more than I do when I am in less crowded areas.
The American Culture is so invested in guns which I believe should change. Whenever any talk about gun control comes up, the 2nd amendment of the Constitution finds its way in the conversation. The right to bear arms is the first argument made. Proponents of the second amendment say that if you limit guns then you are limiting a right given to the American people. Also, guns have always been a part of American culture and by limiting guns you are limiting one’s culture.
This ideology is what leads me to be a political science major. I feel like our government needs diversity because American culture is not surrounded by guns and only guns. It is the duty of the government to protect its people, safety comes before your cultural values in my opinion. Diversity in congress would lead to diversity in law making that would accurately represent the American people. Diversity doesn’t always mean cultural, but in this context, age. I feel like younger members could represent those students who are being neglected by their government. Ultimately, our values have changed, and we do not need guns in the way we needed them when the second amendment was created. There needs to be laws and there must be enforcement of theses laws because the security of the people is being neglected.
