Domestic violence: The next front in gun-control fight

In the United States domestic violence has become an extreme issue over the past decades and is causing the lives of thousands of innocent women to be lost. The issue of domestic violence has brought up once again the subject of gun control. A recent poll done by CNN shows that 50% of people were against gun restrictions while 49% were in favor of laws. Immediately after the Sandy Hook shooting a majority of the country demanded harsher gun control laws such as background checks and what type of guns would be legal to own. However, the Rifle Association and many other gun owners believe there should not be any type of ban on guns, since people already own them and will continue to illegally obtain them. I chose this article because I believe that there should be harsher restrictions on gun control in order to protect the country. Even though people will still be allowed to own guns a smaller gun is much less deadly than a gun that can hold 60 rounds and kill hundreds of people at a time. I think there should be a law stating in order to own a gun you must pass a background test and the gun should not be able to hold more than 5 rounds.





http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/30/politics/domestic-violence-and-guns/index.html?hpt=hp_t1



What do you think?



   Do you think the country should have stricter gun control laws or ban guns?

   If yes what should the restrictions be on owning a gun?