Many Americans say that America should not have gun control because they use guns for sporting activities. Others say that they carry guns for personal protection or self defense. In 2007, Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old student at Virginia Tech University, killed 33 people, including himself, using guns. Chris Mucklow, a 22-year-old sociology student at the same university, said, “I wish I had had a gun that day. I wish some of the professors had had guns on them. They could have taken the shooter down” (Frei par.12).
Even though lots of deadly shootings have happened all around America, the American government has not yet taken any steps toward gun control. The latest shooting was in Virginia, where 33 people were killed by a madman who bought two guns. He was able to buy these guns because there were no strict regulations. As I mentioned before, some people think that if someone had had a gun at that time, he or she could have killed him before he killed all of those people. Brendan Quirk, an engineering student at Virginia Tech University, said, "You can't control guns with more guns" (par.15).
In conclusion, we can prevent cases, like this one in Virginia, from happening again by limiting the ability to get guns easily. The American government should legislate for gun control. If not, there might be another shooting soon.
Work Cited
Frei, Matt. "Washington Diary: Virginia Shootings." BBC News. 18 Apr. 2007. 19
Apr. 2007
Anas Ghandorah
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