Gun Violence Is Normal In America…
The purpose of the second amendment is often misinterpreted and abused by members of NRA and the Republican party. If you look at the history of the country, at the time that the Constitution was being written, the founding fathers intended that a citizen militia was the best protection for the United States in America during the 1770s. The United States was being oppressed by the British militia which sparked the American Revolution. In case the Americans needed protection as the country was fighting for their independence from what is now the United Kingdom, the founding fathers wrote in the Constitution what is now regarded as the second amendment.
The original text of the second amendment states, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The United States of America has their independence from the United Kingdom for a very long time. Is there, really a need to have the right to bear arms? In my personal opinion no. I will get to that in a moment. For some of us reading this post, it might be a flat out yes.
When I was doing some research for this blog post, I found two insightful articles one written by Tom Head and one from the Constitution Center. Both articles offer valuable insight on the second amendment and the court rulings that support the need for the second amendment and in some cases restrictions of the second amendment.
But because of the second amendment, America has normalized gun violence. Racism is a motivation. Domestic violence is a motivation. The right to bear multiple assault rifles is a motivation for gun violence.
In the last couple of weeks, there have been two violent massacres across the country. As the country is opening up from the coronavirus pandemic, America is reckoning with it’s violent past and present. Democrats are once again calling for gun reform. The NRA and the Republicans and die hard gun advocates do not want gun reform measures. When is it enough?
I want the gun violence to stop. I want politicians to stop sending me emails using the gun violence as a means to get voters to contribute to their campaigns for their reelection. I want solutions so that families and loved ones do not have to suffer from the trauma that comes from massacres. Politicians should be asking what is the point of having guns in society if places like Boulder, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia are going to be experiencing tragedy. Tragedy like no other in the nation.
So what should be done? Maybe an executive order from the President and another national movement?
Congress needs to act. Right now and start to see that gun violence is a public health issue and a threat to our society.
