Gun Control: Deciding Who's Pulling the Trigger

Time Magazine

In this blog you will read about a TED Talk that was done on gun violence. My goal was to touch on a pop culture topic that is relevant to Americans today. The link to the video is hyperlinked in the title of the talk. 

I watched a TED Talk titled “Why Gun Violence Can’t Be Our New Normal” by Dan Gross. The talk was very informative about popular culture and what is going on in our society. Dan was not trying to persuade to get rid of guns completely rather he mainly wanted more regulation to be put on guns. The Brady Background Checks are a wonderful thing, they run the background checks for many people that try to buy guns from any store. I agree with Dan that these checks need to continue to be expanded so that the people that guns are not being put into the wrong hands. He started the talk off with an emotional appeal by sharing the story as to how his brother was killed in a accidental shooting from a stray bullet. This instantly got my attention and he also mentioned that about 90 families lose family members due to gun violence daily. I personally believe that America is coming to accept gun violence as a norm in our society and it is frightening to know that this is a reality. I believe that gun laws need to continue to be strengthened including background checks for those that want to buy guns. One thing that I am aware of is that many people that would not pass a background check are able to get guns from a variety of different unregulated sources. I think this is an issue that our government needs to continue to fight because gun violence breakup many families. My fear is that our society is becoming too comfortable with this violence and we start to view it as a norm. I think that we need to continue to try and combat these negative actions. Guns in the home is another thing that Dan Gross mentioned because he showed a statistic that many mass shootings create a daily terror and that many of the weapons used by these people come from guns in the home. I personally think that it would be hard to regulate guns in the home because there are so many law abiding citizens that just want to own guns. I do not think that they should be punished but I do believe that we should educate people more about how to properly store and take care of guns that are in the homes. This way guns do not end up in children’s or the wrong peoples hands and helps keep everyone safe.