In
“Where do things stand in Congress' battle over gun control?” by Emily
Schultheis, she talks about how Congress fails to agree on a better way to
enforce gun control even after the recent shootings in Orlando and in San
Bernardino. Although members of congress have made over 100 attempts to pass
stronger gun laws to be voted on by the majority of the members since 2011,
none have been successful, leading to more mass shootings and countless
innocent lives being lost. She states that “Republicans want to require more
proof from government officials that an individual is likely to commit
terrorism” if they are to ban someone from buying a gun. However, if congress had
passed a law that would prohibit anyone on the TSA no fly list or FBI Terrorist
Screening Database from purchasing a firearm, this would have prevented the
shooter from the Orlando night club attack from killing 49 people. After so
many shootings these past couple years, it is a shame that congress still can’t
come to a conclusion on how to stop these deadly attacks.
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