It seems like there is always money made at someone's expense or tragedy. This morning, I put on the news like I do every morning to listen to the latest forecast and headline news. In light of last weeks unbelievable shooting of innocent lives and teachers I would have hoped that America would have come to its senses with regard to semiautomatic weapons and the ability to buy them.
When the Constitution was written, and the second amendment was added, it did not have the types of weaponry that we have today at our disposal. The news said there has been record high selling of high powered rifles sold since Friday, some the same model as what was used to kill. I am not going to say that all guns should be taken off the market. If you are a responsible adult who uses those guns for true protection or hunting then you have that right to securely keep a weapon. However, I have never, nor will I, believe that the common citizen should have a semiautomatic weapon in their home.
In a matter of seconds a shooter has the ability to wipe out a multitude of lives before a moment of clarity can happen. These guns should be only used by law enforcement and our military, who have been trained to use such a weapon that has a high potential to kill many people in a fraction of a second. And to hear people running out to buy these guns before a ban on semiautomatic weapons gets reinstated I feel it is like a slap on the memory of those children and teachers. That is my two cents and I don't ask people to agree with me but these are my feelings.
Pull them off the market and pull them out of the homes that have them. There really is no need to believe that anyone in society needs these weapons in their homes. And if you think we are that close to a societal breakdown then maybe you should seek help from a mental health professional about the realities of life before we have another person lost because of a mental breakdown.
