One week ago today, two young journalists were fatally shot while broadcasting in Virginia. This tragedy has reignited the gun control debate, rendering it now a hotter topic than ever.
Republicans, of course, oppose the public push to increase gun regulation; which leaves me asking, why?
Conservatives push to regulate drugs, marriage, immigration and all things sex and birth related, but when it comes to a loaded weapon, their obsession with social conservancy is no-where to be found.
Changing culture and progressive advancement may be responsible for this shift. Recently more than ever, conservatives have been forced to bend on many of their historically staple beliefs.
From gay marriage to marijuana legalization, many of the restrictions that Republicans support have been overturned, and it’s beginning to look like gun control is next in line.
This could be an explanation as to why conservatives are standing firm when it comes to the push for increased regulation. The restrictions would include assault weapons, basically anything with a high capacity magazine. I do not hunt, nor am I educated on the details of the sport, however I do not know anyone who goes out with an assault weapon.
You don’t need 30 rounds in a clip to shoot a deer.
These regulations would also and require states to increase their attention to the mental health of gun buyers. Ultimately, a healthy and sane citizen has no reason to protest increased background regulation. The laws would only effect the mentally impaired.
Social regulation is typically a non-liberal practice, and Republicans have historically supported socially conservative policies. Increased attention to the mental health of gun purchasers would require an increase in background checks, which ultimately is a more conservative social practice.
Stricter gun control is inevitable.
Ultimately public pressure fueled by mass shootings and gun violence will outweigh the conservative agenda, and that will be a great day for America.
Unfortunately, many lives had to be lost, and many more will likely be lost in the process of convincing conservative America that their agenda is inferior to public safety.
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