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Gun Action Plan

Plan to deter gun violence

Due to recent and constant tragedies across this nation whether it is at our schools, movie theaters or malls it has left a key question on many people?s minds: How can we prevent these horrific events in the future? Many people have put forth their opinions and solutions toward answering this great question. Such answers as to further restrict the sale of guns or even to ban guns altogether. Some suggest that restricting gun laws further would be the answer, but in the recent killings in Newtown, Conn. the killer was denied to purchase a gun. Instead he stole the guns he used just like the killer in the Oregon mall shootings. Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the country and is one of the highest in gun violence. On May 18th, 1927 the worst school killing in America took place killing 45 people in Bath Township, Michigan using bombs. On April 19th, 1995 a bomb went off killing 168 people. This bomb was created using fertilizer that you can buy at a wal-mart. On April 20th, 1999 two students went into Columbine High school and killed 13 people and this was while we had a ban on assault weapons. Outlawing guns will not work either and to prove it just remember that drugs are also illegal yet they are very prevalent. Basically only the criminals will now have guns while honest people will have no way to defend themselves. Basically this tells us that evil-doers will commit evil deeds and none of the previous suggestions will stop gun violence. There is a key element that connects most, if not all, of these terribly tragic events: They all happened within a ?Gun Free? zone (airplanes, schools, movie theaters, malls, ect.). Basically criminals do not obey the rules or laws. This leaves the innocent at a disadvantage whenever they are in one of these ?Gun Free? zones. One solution to the attacks on 9/11 which have been very successful was to place trained and concealed air marshals on flights. Obviously the government cannot afford nor do they have the man power to provide these agents in every ?Gun Free? zone. My plan would be that the government should allow the American people the chance and opportunity to protect our fellow man and submit legislation for an upgraded version of the concealed weapons license. With this special license it should give the people who earn it the legality to carry their concealed weapons even in ?Gun Free? zones. The plan would set up an extensive training program by professionals approved by the government to train people willing to pay a fee to attempt to earn this license. These people would only receive this special license after the trainer feels they are fully qualified and undergo an extensive background check with psychiatric approval. This would also create jobs for these trainers to fill and more revenue for the government to collect. By doing this you take away the mass murderer ?ease of mind? of attacking ?Gun Free? zones.