There just might be an opportunity to solve the problem of mass murders caused by disturbed individuals with guns. If we can get the politicians to stop talking long enough to listen. They may realize they are both wrong on the issue of gun control. Note how carefully I chose my words there. Guns do not kill people. Disturbed people with guns kill people. Maybe this is a point we can all try to agree on? Maybe we can all agree that we have a real public safety issue in the United States today caused by a system that is broken. Unfortunately, we have lots of evidence of what can go wrong when the system fails. It 's time for people to stop talking and start offering real answers. To begin with, we need to have the politicians on the left stop politicizing this issue. They, more than anyone, have been behind the culture of violence found in America today. The liberalization of the media, television, movies, …show more content…
Automatic weapons have long been banned as is owning a bazooka, but the right properly states that the AR-15 is not an automatic weapon. It 's a false argument. The issue with the AR-15 is not whether it is an automatic weapon. A 9mm handgun has a muzzle velocity of 1250 feet per second (FPS). When the bullet hits a bone, it stops. The muzzle velocity of an AR-15 is 2700 to 3300 fps depending on the size of the barrel used. When it hits a bone, it splinters the bone and the bone shards splatter causing even more damage. That is why it should be classified as an assault weapon. Now don 't get me wrong... I do not advocate getting rid of the right to own an AR-15. Lets admit what it is and make it difficult to get one if you have problems. I want to solve a public safety issue by keeping it out of the hands of people with mental issues and criminal backgrounds. Even the NRA seems to support this. The problem is the current system meant to do this does not