already being pressured to add extensive safety equipment that would prohibit a gun from firing, using technology such as electronic identification and fingerprints to identify rightful ownership of the gun. A promising way to decrease access to weapons is by controlling and destroying excess stock and surplus, which are often targets for theft. After all, stolen guns most assuredly find there way into the hands of criminalsLegislation is most necessary for stopping the access children have to firearms. If a person must be twenty-one to be deemed responsible to drink, it seems logical that the minimum age requirement to own a gun should be raised well above 18. Following the same logic, before receiving a licence to drive a car a person must pass a series of tests proving their competence. However, no prior training is needed to purchase a firearm. Would you rather have your child riding with an inexperienced driver or accompanying a reckless teenager with a loaded gun?Although not all violent acts are committed with guns, statistics sadly prove a large percentage of fatal ones are. Our population is getting too large and our societal problems are too complex to be carelessly allowing ourselves easy access to deadly firearms. Adding gun powder to the melting pot is making our country explode with violence - violence that echoes through the halls of every school and every street in the country.GOP polltaker Frank Luntz puts the problem into perspective. AOnce in a while an issue comes along that makes people look inward at who we are and what we have become. This is one@ (Fineman : 3). Clearly some drastic action needs to be taken. Although each action seems to be a small step, any policy that would save even one life is worthwhile. We the people might just have to give up a little freedom to ensure the security of ourselves and our children. Most importantly, this powder-keg of a nation needs to evaluate the root of the p...
