Prevention
Although it may not be an option to take away everyone's guns for good, there are still some ways to prevent future shootings from happening. For starters, all guns should be required to be made with safety locks. “100% of deaths per year in which a child under 6 years old shoots and kills him/herself or another child could be prevented by automatic child-proof safety locks.” (“Gun”). A safety lock on a gun would easily prevent all of these incidents. The High-capacity magazines are also an issue that can be resolved (“Gun”). If these large magazines were banned, many murders wouldn’t turn into mass murders (“Gun”). “A Mother Jones investigation found that high-capacity magazines were used in at least 50% of the 62 mass shootings between 1982 and 2012” (“Gun”). If a smaller magazine was used in these shootings, hundreds of lives would have been saved. Although it is almost impossible to stop a shooter, gun shops can at least do their best to limit how many civilians’ lives are taken.
Carol Foster reports that a handgun waiting period has two important features. A handgun waiting period will provide an opportunity for law enforcement officials to insure that the purchaser was who he said he was and does not have a criminal background, a history of mental illness or drug addiction, and was at least 21 years of age, and was a state resident. (“Foster”). Also the waiting period provides individuals that are looking to commit crimes or kill themselves, a cooling off period (“Foster”). There is no doubt everyone knows of the growing handgun violence in America (“Foster”). Simply put, Americans are fed up with the handgun violence that is changing our lives and changing our country (“Foster”).
Carol Foster reports that a handgun waiting period has two important features. A handgun waiting period will provide an opportunity for law enforcement officials to insure that the purchaser was who he said he was and does not have a criminal background, a history of mental illness or drug addiction, and was at least 21 years of age, and was a state resident. (“Foster”). Also the waiting period provides individuals that are looking to commit crimes or kill themselves, a cooling off period (“Foster”). There is no doubt everyone knows of the growing handgun violence in America (“Foster”). Simply put, Americans are fed up with the handgun violence that is changing our lives and changing our country (“Foster”).