On December 14, 2012, 20 students and 6 adults were shot and killed in Sandy Hook Elementary School.  It was just a regular day.  Little did the parents know that they might not see their children again because of a man with a rifle and two pistols.  Imagine having to say to our child that we lost your older sister?  The issue is, should we go against the second amendment of the United States that gives people the right to bear arms?

Shootings keep on happening.  How are we supposed to stop that?  I believe that guns shouldn’t be banned, but there should be stricter policies to be able to own one.  Some people use a gun for a hobby.  People also need a gun to defend themselves, but how are we supposed to know if they are going to defend themselves, or shoot innocent people?  There are many different opinions about this issue.  People get very fired up when this comes up in a day-to-day conversation.  I don’t blame them.  This is for their safety.  People with a criminal record shouldn’t be allowed to purchase guns.  But should we?

~Bailey Cunningham