Heated Debate on Gun Control - Karen

The small village of Sandy Hook was wracked with grief and horror after an astonishing elementary school shooting. The murder was described as “an act of unspeakable brutality and woe”. The intruder, Adam Lanza, who was seen carrying rifles, shot and killed twenty children and six adult before committing suicide. After the catastrophe, gun control became one of the most heated debate topics.  

Piers Morgan had an exciting debate about gun control with three experts. He started the debate by bringing in a quote that says it’s time to bring in a new gun control law. One of the three experts made a few examples by then, saying that there was a school attack in China, but the 22 children are only injured because the intruder didn’t carry a gun. Last year there were 9000 people dead from gun murders in America; but similarly countries like Germany, 170, Canada, 150, etc. I agree with the statement which shows that less gun, less dead in murders. But it is also undeniable facts that guns can be used as self-defense. In fact, hundreds of people had saved their lives with guns in America last year. If the government banned the gun, then the citizens will be left unarmed and more easily to be harmed.  

What Steve Dulan was saying is that guns are made since the 1800s, it would be impossible to totally ban it. In fact, there should be more guns in the school. If more maniacs come into the school and start firing, and the school doesn’t have enough guns to stop them, more innocents will die. To me, I think this statement is more reliable because if you think about it carefully, will the bad people actually hand in their guns? I would laugh if they do. So many had died from gun shootings and they might have a chance to live if they had machines for defense. 

The debate was ended barrenly, both sides had their own points and both sides couldn’t prove their self as a more convincing side. But I believe after the debate, people will look at this whole event in a wider variety of ways.