Blog #2: Current Event

Knowing what is going on in the world around you is very important. Do you know what the headlines were in the local news yesterday? What about the national or international news? How often do you take the time to read about what is going on beyond your small community? Spend some time surfing the web for current events. Identify an article that was published within the last 48 hours and read the entire text. Your blog post should not only summarize what the current event is, but it should also express your personal opinion about this issue. How do you feel about this? How do you see that does or could impact your own life? Your entry should be thoughtful and thoroughly developed and no fewer than 250 words. As always, draft your prompt (and save a backup) on Word. You must cite your source at the conclusion of the blog entry. Be sure to add at least one picture that depicts this current event.

Recently there has been a spike in gun violence, and has only made the debate over gun control even bigger. In this debate people, all have different opinions and there is a variety of stances on the issue, but democrats tend to want more control over guns, while republicans want less gun control, however more factors such as race, gender, and geographic location also change when people are asked about gun control. Now though with the recent shootings democrats are becoming increasingly frustrated with the Republicans, because they do not want to make a change to the gun control policy. These policies include a tighter background check, physiological testing, and bans on buying large amounts of ammunition and certain types of guns. Since most of the republicans are not supporting the policies President Obama is, going to take executive action to pass these policies threw. Now we will have to wait and see what President Obama’s executive actions exactly are, while also seeing if the Supreme Court calls the orders constitutional. My opinion on this is that the parties need to come together on some middle ground, and make the background checks stricter, and doing small physiological tests. However, I do not think there should be limits on ammo and certain guns, because people already passed the background test and should not have the government tell them what they can and cannot buy. This issue is important to me, because I want to make sure I am safe when I go out in public. 

Chemi, Eric. "Gun Support Depends on Who You Are, Where You Live."CNBC. NBC Universal, 09 Jan. 2016. Web. 11 Jan. 2016.