In this article, Senator Schumer is calling for harsher gun control laws in the U.S. Written by Margaret Lau, the author argues first explains the statistics of gun-related deaths in the United States every day, 34, as well as many other statistics envolving gun-control. The Author then goes on to argue that the type of ever-haul that the Senator is going for here is much too large in the timescale that he is discussing, requiring gun shops much stress. This might be true, but I personally believe that harsher gun laws would be a blessing and a curse, I believe that the uproar over such things would be hell to bear but it needs to be done. More and more weapons are finding their way into the hands of criminals and there needs to be an end put to it. With harsher gun laws, it will become more difficult for the "bad guys" to gain access to them. If you aren't a criminal and you want to but a Glock 9mm to shoot at the range every now and then, no problem. Go right ahead. But as for the pick pockets and robbers, lets up the background checks first.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/sen-schumer-calls-for-tougher-gun-control-laws-51882.html
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Montana and Medical Marijuana
Scrolling through some of the provided links for this assignment, I came across an interesting piece of news. In the state of Montana, the position of power by both parties have recently shifted from that of a 50-50 tie in the house to a 68-32 Republican lead. Having this recent shift in power has caused a shift in the state's attitude toward the legalization of medical marijuana.
Now, with a large number of Republicans in the house, lawmakers are trying to repeal the 2004 vote (which was approved by 62 percent of voters) and make legalized marijuana a thing in the past, arguing that the line between the medical use and the recreational use of marijuana is being stretched more and more as time progresses.
This article was a great read. Throughout, the state of Montana is compared to that of California as well as Colorado, this was interesting to see how different parts of the country have very different politics...especially when it comes to something as big as marijuana legalization.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/11marijuana.html?ref=politics
Now, with a large number of Republicans in the house, lawmakers are trying to repeal the 2004 vote (which was approved by 62 percent of voters) and make legalized marijuana a thing in the past, arguing that the line between the medical use and the recreational use of marijuana is being stretched more and more as time progresses.
This article was a great read. Throughout, the state of Montana is compared to that of California as well as Colorado, this was interesting to see how different parts of the country have very different politics...especially when it comes to something as big as marijuana legalization.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/11marijuana.html?ref=politics
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