Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been having an argument on gun violence in New York lately. Clinton has repeatedly been attacking Sanders for supporting legislation that prevents victims of gun violence from pursuing legal action against firearm manufacturers.
According to Sanders, Vermont has no gun laws. On the other hand, Clinton has been saying that the guns being used in the crimes and killing in New York, and these weapons are coming from out of state. Hillary Clinton criticized Bernie Sanders for what he said about guns and Vermont. He had said that “We are a small, rural state, we have no gun laws.” In response to that Hillary said: “Here’s what I want you to know. Most of the guns that are used in crimes and violence and killings in New York come from out of state. And the state that has the highest per capita number of those guns that end up committing crimes in New York come from Vermont. So this is not, ‘Oh I live in a rural state we don’t have any of these problems.’ This is, you know what, it’s easy to cross borders. Criminals, domestic abusers, traffickers, people who are dangerously ill, they cross borders too. And sometimes they do it to get the guns they use.”
It doesn’t matter where the guns are coming from, the major problem is the violence and killings caused by the guns. Therefore, I think that the government should somehow find a compromise with state and citizens rights and safety responsibilities to stop all the unnecessary gun violence. Government in an open and democratic society needs to be strict about their gun laws. They have to focus on a system that issues gun licenses in all states with the same or similar standards. Why is it easier to get a gun license than a car license and why are violators of traffic laws prosecuted more strictly than violator of gun laws? A lot of innocent people are losing their lives because of it and its leaving a deep and lasting negative impact on our American society.
gama_matus • Apr 14, 2016 at 1:27 pm
I really liked reading your article, I really liked the video too. I liked how they talked about how the murder and burglaries is not the problem, Its the fact that when they occur they are very deadly in america.
Tstunna • Apr 13, 2016 at 2:35 pm
I like the points you got across with it being harder to get a drivers license than a guns license. With all the health and mental issues going on right now with Americans there should defiantly be regulations on buying a fire arm. I really liked the video attached because it really broke down the problems with gun violence. It shows how the United States has more problems with guns more than other country’s in the world.
Edu_Knight • Apr 13, 2016 at 2:15 pm
Guns are too easy to get in the U.S.A. as the video says it is easier to get a gun than to get a drivers licence. I think in order to regulate all the gun issues we should have better laws and to be really strict with them as it is with the driving laws, a hard punishment for guns law violation to actually make people respect those laws, and regulate the kind of guns that you can have with you and the ones that you can’t.
barahona_jon • Apr 13, 2016 at 2:13 pm
I agree Guns should be monitored more but I know what the elites want to do in the Government here in the U.S. They want to take our guns away so we cant retaliate against them. So many eye opening things will happen this year. Just like the minutemen of the American Revolution citizens will need our guns to protect us from tyranny.
nice tree • Apr 13, 2016 at 2:02 pm
I believe the gun license shouldn’t be easier than a car license because I knew that today in the U.S a car license is very difficult to get it. There are a lot going in the United States about the guns issue, and everyday some people get short by gun.
lil shmurda • Apr 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm
I don’t think we should take away guns, but I feel we should monitor it way better and there should be legal registration before purchasing a Gun.
denny1 • Apr 13, 2016 at 1:53 pm
guns are a good and bad thing but if your in a life threatening scenario wouldn’t you want a gun?
taytay • Apr 13, 2016 at 1:47 pm
I think it is up to people of how they use guns. I agree that gun violence is very high and should be monitored somehow. The government does not have the power to stop mass shooting, gun suicide, or gun violence.