Historians R Us

This blog is the property of the AP US History class at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, MA, USA. Here students explore current events in America, while seeking to understand the historical roots of those events. At the same time, students are able to carry on classroom discussions in the cyber world.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Another Shooting...



It seems that America cannot go a month without some kind of gun violence making headlines. The latest occurrence happened on Saturday, May 17th, in Los Angeles, CA. The gunman opened fire during a church festival. Three were wounded, one of whom was the gunman's ex wife. "We believe this is an isolated incident, a domestic-violence dispute," said police Capt. Steven Ruiz. But, when will this rise in domestic violence end? The government is perplexed on how to enforce stricter gun control laws without violating the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment guarantees citizens the right to bear arms. The issue is whether the writers of the Constitution met for the accessibility to guns to become easier by incorporating this right or they met for it as a form of protection. Either way, stricter gun control laws need to be passed.

1 Comments:

Blogger DanOftheRepublic said...

Correction: the fourth amendment protects citizens against unlawful search and seizure.....the 2nd amendment is the right to bear arms.

8:29 PM  

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