Recent happenings in Sandy Hook elementary school reminds us of depravity of Gun culture. The root cause goes long back 250 years before!
The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects theright of the people to keep and bear arms. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights. (Source : Wikipedia)
This amendment was close to 250 years before when United States was torn in a civil war. You needed such laws to proscribe people from decimating everyone.Today , United States is a democratic country and this is not a war zone or hunting ground for people to possess weapons.So, this amendment really in anachronistic and does not really relate to current scenario.So United Stated really needs to see if their second amendment is applicable in today's scenario!.
If I divulge the details of the incident last week , there are just too many ethereal instances that would make us to introspect our behaviour. Firstly, A semi automatic rifle such as a Bush Master is to be used in a war Zone and not to defend yourself!In this particular instance Nancy Lanza had 3 weapons.Two hand guns and a Semi automatic rifle ( Bush master).The law must be stringent to restrict individuals from possessing more than one weapon. After all the amendment does not say you need a semi automatic rifle or a AK47!.So the first step is not to ban weapons, which might lead to adverse effects.Rather, the authorities must pass a dictum to restrict the number of weapons per house hold.Not more than one and no more than a hand gun.
This is the first step!.
Secondly, the issue of gun themselves.The biggest issue of the proliferation of the Gun culture is that even a 5 year old kid will have access to such weapons and will use it to resolve any minor conflicts!.Arguments could prop up stating that if guns why not knives. True. That brings us to a whole lot different discussion!Why are guns dangerous? Violent Video games,lack of out door activities, Lack of an emotional bond with people are one the may reasons for such diabolical incidents.GUNS are not the reason they are just tools to express their emotional defunct.There is a facade which people are defiant to see through. If we remove that facade what we would encounter is a deep rooted problem!A problem within American Culture and its structure.
Kids spend so much time with smart phones and computers, they hardly grow up being emotional! Lack of emotional bonding is one of the reasons for such heinous crimes.Guns are so easily accessible that it is used to vent their frustrations and despondence.
How doe we tackle this?
First reduce the number of weapons allowed per household. Perform thorough mental health checks and back ground verification.Even if a distant member of the family has a mental health issue, weapons should not be allowed for the entire family.
Secondly, solve issues behind the facade. Frequent counselling and training an over all improvement in the emotional state of the population in the age group 15-30.
I would like to conclude that providing security to every school or shopping mall or a theatre is not a feasible option ,but working on the root issues of why a 20 year old without any motive is ready to kill innocent kids is what needs to pondered!
The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects theright of the people to keep and bear arms. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights. (Source : Wikipedia)
This amendment was close to 250 years before when United States was torn in a civil war. You needed such laws to proscribe people from decimating everyone.Today , United States is a democratic country and this is not a war zone or hunting ground for people to possess weapons.So, this amendment really in anachronistic and does not really relate to current scenario.So United Stated really needs to see if their second amendment is applicable in today's scenario!.
If I divulge the details of the incident last week , there are just too many ethereal instances that would make us to introspect our behaviour. Firstly, A semi automatic rifle such as a Bush Master is to be used in a war Zone and not to defend yourself!In this particular instance Nancy Lanza had 3 weapons.Two hand guns and a Semi automatic rifle ( Bush master).The law must be stringent to restrict individuals from possessing more than one weapon. After all the amendment does not say you need a semi automatic rifle or a AK47!.So the first step is not to ban weapons, which might lead to adverse effects.Rather, the authorities must pass a dictum to restrict the number of weapons per house hold.Not more than one and no more than a hand gun.
This is the first step!.
Secondly, the issue of gun themselves.The biggest issue of the proliferation of the Gun culture is that even a 5 year old kid will have access to such weapons and will use it to resolve any minor conflicts!.Arguments could prop up stating that if guns why not knives. True. That brings us to a whole lot different discussion!Why are guns dangerous? Violent Video games,lack of out door activities, Lack of an emotional bond with people are one the may reasons for such diabolical incidents.GUNS are not the reason they are just tools to express their emotional defunct.There is a facade which people are defiant to see through. If we remove that facade what we would encounter is a deep rooted problem!A problem within American Culture and its structure.
Kids spend so much time with smart phones and computers, they hardly grow up being emotional! Lack of emotional bonding is one of the reasons for such heinous crimes.Guns are so easily accessible that it is used to vent their frustrations and despondence.
How doe we tackle this?
First reduce the number of weapons allowed per household. Perform thorough mental health checks and back ground verification.Even if a distant member of the family has a mental health issue, weapons should not be allowed for the entire family.
Secondly, solve issues behind the facade. Frequent counselling and training an over all improvement in the emotional state of the population in the age group 15-30.
I would like to conclude that providing security to every school or shopping mall or a theatre is not a feasible option ,but working on the root issues of why a 20 year old without any motive is ready to kill innocent kids is what needs to pondered!
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