Commentary on Kyle Grier's Blog

In Kyle Grier's blog post he expresses several issues over gun control and several possible solutions. I agree with him that it is a very touchy subject, many people, especially hunters, find the 2nd amendment very important to their way of life. We cannot take away the right to bear arms when so many people use it for recreational activities that go back so far in history. On the other hand not all guns are used for recreational purposes, some people purchase guns for reasons such as protection or in some cases as weapons against victims. There is no way to distinguish between a person purchasing guns for recreation or to do harm to other people, but there needs to be a way to find out. In my last blog post I mentioned that licenses should be scanned when purchasing guns and ammunition just as they are when people purchase medicines. This would just record in a database the amount of guns and ammunition a person is purchasing, and if necessary would spark alarm to police monitoring that database to look into a person purchasing an unusual amount of weaponry. And they could check to make sure that they are using it in responsible safe ways.
The fact that guns are available for purchase online seems very unsafe. There is no way to track such purchases, some can be paid for in cash through sites such as Craigslist and eBay. I feel it should be illegal for weaponry to be sold online or there should be a way to at least log such purchases into a database like those that record medicine purchases. Weapon purchases are something that need to be monitored, especially if medicines are being monitored, why not guns?

Keep Your Rights But Monitor the Danger

    Lately the topic of gun control and the purchasing of bullets has been on the minds of Americans following the Colorado Movie Massacre. The large amount of guns and ammunitions that James Holmes purchased in the time leading up to the shooting has alarmed many citizens. He purchased some of the ammunition and the protective gear that he wore that night online with rush delivery. The fact that he was able to make such purchases and not spark alarm is quite concerning. People have been arguing over issues such as gun control and monitoring how many bullets a buyer purchases and how they are not monitored carefully.
    Arguments have been made that by monitoring such purchases and placing a limit on how much may be bought, it will decrease the likelihood of another massacre like the one in Colorado. This could be done by scanning a person's license. On the other hand people feel the monitoring would infringe upon our 2nd amendment right to bear arms. They feel if you want a stock pile of munitions it's ok because you have the right to bear arms under the Constitution. I believe it should be monitored, if not limited, just to make sure that those who purchase an amount of firearms and ammunition that would cause alarm are recorded and an alert sent to the police department so that the individual can be looked into to make sure that they are using it for hunting and practicing at a firing range. If certain medications can be monitored and limited why not our weapons. Is medicine more dangerous to society than guns and bullets?
    In my opinion as long as medication is monitored, it can't hurt to have our arms purchases monitored as well. The monitoring does not have to mean there is a limit on the purchases, but it would make the purchasing of large amounts of weapons visible to authorities and other parties that would see such purchases and be able to act on them appropriately. Such monitoring would alert police to purchases such as those made by Holmes, possibly preventing similar massacres by allowing police to look into people purchasing so much ammunition.