Banning The Sell Of Guns In Stores

Here are the opening remarks --------------------------------------------------------------- Florida. 17 dead from a mass school shooting. Another tragedy due to a man who possessed firearms. What have we learned since Colombine, Sandy Hook, and Texas. Nothing. The FBI knew about this attack 5 months ago, according to the LA TImes SOURCE: . http://www.latimes.com... " 'Im going to be a professional school shooter,' a person identifying himself as Nikolas Cruz wrote in a comment beneath another user's video in September. The declaration was so alarming ï¿½€" so disturbing ï¿½€" that the video's poster, Ben Bennight, who lives in Alabama, did what Americans are supposed to do. He called the Federal Bureau of Investigation to warn them. But following a brief investigation, officials later said, the FBI closed the case, after apparently failing to identify the person who'd made the comment. It would prove to be a missed opportunity of heartbreaking proportions. "-LA Times The FBI did nothing about this. We have learned that people can't be controlled with guns, so we need to remove them from our stores since our people can not be trusted with a firearm ------------------------------------------------------------- Argument 1: Homicide By Shootings . https://everytownresearch.org... Just look at these numbers and you will be compelled. Gun Violence has increased. We have gun laws that seem to have no use what so ever. They have provided no use in stopping mass shootings in 2017 and now 2018. These laws accomplish nothing. The extreme is the best option we can go. If these laws and police sanctions can't solve, the homicide rate increases as we seen with the owning of guns increased SOURCE: . http://www.pewsocialtrends.org... This source says 30% of people own and out of the 69% that do own guns, 32% would consider owning a guns We continually see this trend increasing and the homicide rate has increased due to gun ownership. We see a correlation with the statistics ----------------------------------- Argument 2: The SQuo fails Background checks have failed completely and have prevented any attacks to happen Let's look at some background info SOURCE: . https://www.criminalwatchdog.com... Now, we see, only background checks are runs are through FFL. What about the other people that sell guns in stores not by FFL. These are how mass murders get their hands on guns. Florida, Las Vegas, and Texas, are great example of the system failing. The government knew they had guns and we're planning to shoot up. There provisions did absolutely nothing. In Vegas, some even say they KNEW he had a blueprint to shoot up the place. Yet, there was nothing done. ---------------------------------------- Argument 3: Self Defense I agree. You should be able to defend yourself. But there are so many options to self defense. I will list a couple -Boxing -Karate -Tae Kwon Do -Indimidation -Knife There are so many other options to defending yourself. If we get rid of the weapons in general, then these things will come to play. We don't need guns to defense. SOURCE: . http://www.offthegridnews.com... This site lists 9 Ways to Defend Yourself w/o a gun! it's simple. ------------------------------- Let's conclude. We should never fear for our life when we are in school, or enjoying yourself. This Florida shooting should be last we hear. Too many people have died from gun violence. I would like to say a prayer from the Psalm 86 for the victims of this Florida shooting Listen to me, Lord, and answer me, for I am helpless and weak. 2 Save me from death, because I am loyal to you; save me, for I am your servant and I trust in you. 3 You are my God, so be merciful to me; I pray to you all day long. 4 Make your servant glad, O Lord, because my prayers go up to you. 5 You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you. 6 Listen, Lord, to my prayer; hear my cries for help. 7 I call to you in times of trouble, because you answer my prayers. 8 There is no god like you, O Lord, not one has done what you have done. 9 All the nations that you have created will come and bow down to you; they will praise your greatness. 10 You are mighty and do wonderful things; you alone are God. 11 Teach me, Lord, what you want me to do, and I will obey you faithfully; teach me to serve you with complete devotion. 12 I will praise you with all my heart, O Lord my God; I will proclaim your greatness forever. 13 How great is your constant love for me! You have saved me from the grave itself. 14 Proud people are coming against me, O God; a cruel gang is trying to kill me" people who pay no attention to you. 15 But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful. 16 Turn to me and have mercy on me; strengthen me and save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. 17 Show me proof of your goodness, Lord; those who hate me will be ashamed when they see that you have given me comfort and help I pray for the future. ..