Gun Control Law

Using of gun in our society by a non-law enforcement person should be restricted or reduced in other to reduce the rate of death through gunshot .I recently picked up a newspaper and turned on to see the news and I was curious about what is happening in our school and I begin to think whether our society is still a safe places for children. A series of tragic events in the past few decades have raised questions about whether gun control is necessary to stop horrific shootings. Recently there have been questions raised about a possible ban on assault rifles being reinstated. With the election of President Barack Obama, some that oppose that weapons ban are fearful of the impending changes in the law, The assault weapons ban that may possibly be reinstated in the coming years will infringe upon the rights of law abiding citizens to bear arms, and will not prevent criminals from using guns. Recent school shootings have set feared in many parents about their children’s safety in our schools. Since last couple of years, number of school shootings by students has occurred regularly. Since last year there have been fifteen different school shootings in which many student have died without any reason, “According to 1998 annual report on school safety, produced by the U.S. Departments of education and justice,6 percent of students ages twelve to nineteen reported fear of attack or harm at school” (Spitzer,72) . We have tried to examine gun violence in schools through the lens of the recent school shootings and explore the role and responsibility of parents, teacher and society as a whole in combating this frightening scourge. Who should we blame for this? Should we blame the parents, teachers, schools or our government?
Before blaming anyone we must hear what two sides of gun control have to say. It is very wise to deliberate on a topic that has concerned all of us since last few years before making our decision. In doing so, we must answer series of questions. Very

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