So this is probably going to be an incredibly biased blog post but that is perfectly okay. In the past couple months there have been plenty of examples of gun violence, the shooting in New Town (which has been beaten to death), the shooting in northern New York where a man lit fire to a building and then shot at the fire fighters when they came to help, and finally the shooting in a Mall in Oregon. These events have spurred an pro gun control presidential agenda that the republicans and the NRA are fighting every step of the way (which isn't all that surprising).
In Massachusetts the amount of gun related violence has increased almost 27% since 1998 according to the Boston Globe. This is a state that has some of the strongest gun laws including a ban on all semi automatic rifles (the national ban only includes automatic weapons). Specialists say that this is because of other states lower gun regulation. If someone wants a gun in MA they drive three hours to another state and bring it back.
I support banning of all guns but as we have learned in NSL the NRA is mildly strong and probably wouldn't allow that. Therefore the only way to decrease gun violence is through a stronger nationally instated gun law. As shown in MA state by state gun laws don't matter because people can get the guns from other states. The national government must instate a fierce gun control law so that people can't buy guns from other states.
