Gun Control in America
Gun control is always a hot topic in the US, especially in the wake of deadly shootings such as Las Vegas, Orlando, and Sandy Hook. The 2nd Amendment to The Constitution protects the right to bear arms in the US, though there have been arguments that the 2nd Amendment is out of date, and does not protect the citizenry. I am here to quell that sentiment. For decades, the Democratic Party has tried to enact gun control measures that greatly limit American's abilities to bear arms. From the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that expired in 2004 to the Washington D.C. handgun ban that was struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional, Democrats have attempted, largely unsuccessfully, to limit the power of the 2nd Amendment. These attempts have been redoubled after each major mass shooting. However, the Democrats have failed to recognize that gun control will not work in the US as well as it has in the proclaimed gun-free utopias of Japan and Australia. Instead that they think that e...