Gun Control in the United States

Intro:        A social issue that is always discussed about is gun control; to me this should be the most important thing in our agenda to ban guns. With all the terrible incidents occurring in the United States we have to make these shooting stop. The Las Vegas shooting truly broke my heart, as a person that raves and goes to the electronic daisy carnival in Vegas hurt me because that is like a second home to me and many others in the rave community. People should not have to feel worried for a shooting happing while they are enjoying themselves listening to music they love when going to an event. My parents and friends now have to think about my safety when I attend big festivals/concerts which should never happen in this lifetime. Also this shooting that occurred in Las Vegas impacted a few friends of mine because their former high school teacher were shot. All of the events that have occurred over the years should make the United States consider their gun laws.

Gun control in the United States

By: Julian Ramirez

Research: While reading an online article on ABC News it states that “The U.S. rate for gun deaths has increased for the second straight year, following 15 years of no real change, a government report shows” (Stobbe). The Article goes on to state “Overall, the firearm death rate rose to 12 deaths per 100,000 people last year, up from 11 in 2015, according to the report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Before that, the rate had hovered just above 10 — a level it had fallen to in the late 1990s”. To me this information is significant to show that there has been an increase in gun deaths because lately it has seemed that gun shootings have been occurring frequently throughout the years. The United States has “more public mass shootings in the United States than in any other country in the world, according to a study published recently” (Christensen). That is truly devastating to even hear; I never knew that “US has 5% of the world's population, it sees about 31% of public mass shootings”. All the data is there to prove that gun laws need to change because all of these gun deaths/mass shootings are increasing. Everyone that wants to make a difference for better needs to get together and try and ban guns or even have a compromise of at least one gun because who really needs so many guns in storage. We can learn from other countries that has a zero tolerance for Guns and see how much success they have had on limiting gun related deaths.

Personal: The main reason I choose this topic because of the mass shooting of Las Vegas on October

1^st.  Las Vegas is definitely a second home to me and many others in the rave community because of the Electric Daisy Carnival that occurs every year in Las Vegas. I love going to many concerts and festivals and to hear that 58 people dead and 546 injured leaves me heartbroken. While People were enjoying themselves to live music, innocent people ended up dying while trying to have a great time. This year while I was attending EDC my own parents were worried about me because there was reports of terrorist attacks around the time the festival was happening. All of this news about public shootings just keeps me and my family thinking if it’s safe to go out. In all these shootings need to stop I woke up to see that today November 5^th another shooting took place in Texas at a church killing 26 people. All of these gun shootings will continue to happen if we do not stand up to the NRA because a #hashtag on an instagram post will not change anything sure it may be a start but that is the lowest way of awareness that occurs. In all we shouldn’t live in a world where “people have a greater chance of dying in mass shootings if they're at work or at school”(Christensen) that statistic shouldn't exist because that is usually where we spend most of our lives at so one day I hope their will be a policy that bans guns. 

People that enjoy going to concerts impacted by the rise of gun shootings in America:

 Jared Figueroa: One of my best friends who loves attending concerts with me. The one thing that stood out is he said that he is against guns but that "We shouldn't be afraid to do things that we love such as attending shows while being worried sure we can be aware of the situation but if that stops people from going out and living then they win and nothing will change" I also believe that because we have to stand up and still live life but more has to come from us to have a gun ban.

Dannyelle Lemus: The rise of gun deaths have impacted Dannyelle's life because she used to attend concerts but lately her parents kind of have a say if she should attend a show that is located far away or ends late because of what can occur. Her parents are already strict but now since the Las Vegas shooting it adds to what she can and can't do. One student that attended her high school Bishop Amat  was injured while she was at the country festival in Las Vegas; it just goes to show you that this can happen to anyone that we know. Dannyelle believes that their should be a ban or a compromise to guns because these deaths are getting out of hand, even though this impacts her life a lot she hopes that one day this comes to end for the better of the United States.

Karla Navez: Who likes to enjoy live music also deals with already strict parents so the rise of gun shootings in America restricts her on what she can or can not attend. She didn't have much to say about the situation other that it impacts her life to an extent but she's fine with not going to a lot of shows but also believes that a change needs to happen because this rise of gun deaths is saddening.

Works Cited

Christensen, Jen. “Why the US has the most mass shootings.” CNN, Cable News Network, 5 Oct. 2017, www.cnn.com/2015/08/27/health/u-s-most-mass-shootings/index.html.

Stobbe, Mike. “US rate for gun deaths is up for the second straight year.” ABC News, ABC News Network, 3 Nov. 2017, abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/us-rate-gun-deaths-increases-straight-year-50901897.