Amending the Second Amendment

It's been so depressing reading the news lately about all the shooting sprees going on in our country as well as a European country like Germany, where it is said to have strict gun policies. I think what's worst than reading this is knowing that we have all grown pretty much immune and numb to this idea, having heard about it so much. I remember when the incident occurred in Columbine in 1999, it shook us and shocked us. Today it seems like commonplace news...

I have mixed feelings about the Second Amendment, yet I also am unsure where I stand on gun control. We just can't make everything that is considered lethal or harmful to society illegal and expect it to solve all our problems. We will only be expanding our definition of what it means to be a criminal and crime rates will skyrocket. Yet our economy is the worst it's been in a long time and people are growing more and more disillusioned and are resorting to suicidal and violent actions. So I think it is safe to say that we should implement stricter regulations on the sales of guns to every individual. I think professionals like psychologists should play a major role in this process, and not just politicians and economists. The problem lies less in the product being sold, but more so in the individuals making the purchase. Stricter background checks, increase the age requirement, increase the cost or even the tax. We may not eliminate the problem but we can sure reduce the chances of another headline in the news of multiple deaths due to an individual with a handgun.

With two dire wars and a deteriorating home front, it is necessary to make exceptions to certain constitutional rights written in different times to fit our current times.

Nat