On October 4, 2017 the Dallas News published a commentary by
James Ragland, 'If
guns aren't the problem, then it's us and how we worship them'. Ragland
delivers to citizens that are allowed to practice the second amendment and the
people who have been affected by it. Ragland states that “Guns didn't march
themselves to Sandy Hook Elementary School, to a baseball field in Alexandria,
Va., to a nightclub in Orlando or to a hotel in Las Vegas.” Ragland supports
his arguments about gun control with evidence that the US has witnessed. Throughout
his early childhood years he was taught to respect the power of a gun by learning
how to use it and by limiting it to its intended purposes. He justifies that
guns are to be used for sport, self-defense, and for survival. Any other
practices other that these should be banned from the individuals who claim
injustices. Throughout the commentary he continues to emphasize on the fact
that guns are not the problem, people are misusing the second amendment by
utilizing more guns than they need to, ‘Seriously, who needs 49 guns?’ Ragland
stresses to inform that there is an issue with the control and that congress
needs to fix these problems immediately. He continues to inform that the actual
gun does not bring evil but the one who possesses it brings evil. It is
impossible to predict if a major catastrophe is about to happen but it is
possible to have stricter regulations on gun control. Assault weapons that can possibly
kill numerous amounts of people do not belong in the hands of everyday people;
laws have to be put in place to limit the public from purchasing unnecessary weapons.
