The Years Of The Gun

Again, it just very well be that the year of 2021 like 2015 and other years many will remember it as the years of the gun. With so many devastating tragic senseless deaths all attributed to people obtaining weapons that no law bidding citizen should ever have let alone use has left an indelible mark on American society. In too many instances individuals either of terrorist in nature, deranged individuals or just young children senseless tragedy has struck just because they managed to get a hold of a weapon. 

Whether it is some child who manages to find a gun, a lone individual who has a vendetta against another person or some organization, or affiliates of a terrorist organization all have managed to procure deadly force weaponry. Many will remember the terrorist attacks in Paris, and in California  a few years ago where too many senseless tragedies occurred. Now, in the wake of more senseless violence in just the past few weeks the perpetrators of calamity continue their assault on the sanctity of life. Questions have to be asked with authentic solutions put in place before terror strikes again. And, you know it will.

 One of the most obvious questions has to do with who bankrolls these individuals who manage to obtain assault weapons and semi-automatic guns which by the way Great Britain has already outlawed. In 2015 we should have acted right after the attack on the Planned Parenthood facility. But we didn’t. The questions that we should have asked and answered how did one person manage to pay for his travel expenses, purchase the weapons and munitions along with housing where he committed this horrendous act of terror? In the case of the terrorist attack in California how did this couple managed to purchase automatic weapons and all the other elements of terror that was used without raising a red flag? These are just some of the more discerning questions that need immediate answers to with real solutions put in place.

Today, the NRA and our government has been more or less incapable of dealing with the enormity of the number of senseless gun related deaths in America. Then again the Second Amendment has continued to be the benchmark for individuals to procure weaponry that by design has only one purpose. You can bet your bottom dollar it is not for hunting wild game either. It is now time to really think about the ramifications of what this right to bear arms has been doing to the American landscape. Granted our Founding fathers gave us the right to bear arms but, that does no include the right to bear assault weapons that have only one purpose.

 When a right is no longer justified is contingent upon, like in the privilege of the operation motor vehicles, should not be guaranteed but rather a privilege. The lives saved and societies rescued from all the devastation caused by mans misuse of the second amendment will now be greatly reduced. Our society today has evolved to the point that it has become necessary to save ourselves from the self destruction and start using the technologies developed in securing the safe use and handling of firearms. Amend the constitution with the second amendment becoming a privilege and not an inherent right. This may be the first step in the long road toward societies stability and security. This and put in place a ban on assault weapons again. 

There are those who swear that the right to bear arms is that sacred right but, as we have already implemented more gun control laws still the carnage continues. The availability of weapons where they can be easily obtained is still a major concern for every American. It is time for decisive action before another Terrorist attack or some deranged individual who just happens to buy a semi automatic weapon goes on a rampage yet again. 

First, we have to realize and accept the reality of today and that is automatic weapons have no place other than with our armed forces. We have to pass legislation similar to what Great Britain has already done by banning the sale and possession of automatic and semi automatic weaponry. Next, we have to accept the technology that was incidentally available over 30 years ago but the willingness to implement them in gun control laws was overlooked, not considered viable, or just another infringement on the Second Amendment. 

One of the more technological advances in the past 25 years is in micro chips. The technology that was developed 25 years ago can greatly reduce all gun related violence. This involves all semi automatic and automatic weapons including rifles and hand guns. All these types of weapons will have micro-chips installed with a corresponding micro-chip that must be worn by the person who purchases that weapon. This, so that only that person whose matching micro-chip will be able to use that weapon. DNA testing should be mandatory. And like in drivers license but in this instance gun licensees have to be renewed every two years. 

Once we realize that the Second Amendment is a privilege and not a right with the safeguards in place so that automatic and semi automatic weapons are not available to the general public and the use of micro chip technology is implemented in regular gun sales the probability of another terrorist attack or senseless random act of violence would be greatly reduced if not stopped all together.