Transcriber: Anastasia L
Reviewer: Tarek Mamdouh The motive for mass murder of the
teenagers in Buffalo who on May 14th. Killed ten people, most of them black,
was driven out of racial paranoia. The 68 year old who killed one and injured five others shortly two days
after he retired. These people. Salvador Ramos, who killed
21 people on May 24th, may someday become a part, though he
is no longer alive to explain himself. Repeated mass shootings now provide a
tragic value to the American lifestyle. What these horrors have in common, though,
is the weapon used. Guns are simple, reliable tools
for killing. A man with a gun and plenty of ammunition can kill
more people more quickly and with far less effort than he can with
a knife. An object or his bare hands. But more importantly, those who are
armed with guns are provided and authorized with the ability to shoot
more people with a free will and out of their defense. The
weapon Mr. Ramos used, a military style assault rifle
with high capacity magazines, allowed him to keep shooting
until someone shot him. The fact that most of the victims
were children makes the crime unusually horrific. Unfortunately, it certainly resembles
countless other American tragedies where the easier availability of guns in society
have made it far much more easier to kill people than it was in the past. Now, let me ask you, how
many guns do you think the average American household has? Three In fact, the average American
household has six guns. The United States has more
guns than people. For every 100 people, there are 121 guns. Gun gun violence in this
country is an epidemic. But why can't we simply ban the ban, the use of weapons or simply
if we get harsher laws? The political divide remains sharp. There are other reasons why policy
doesn't follow public opinion, and most of them are inherent
in the very structure of the American Constitution. The Senate, for example, by giving equal
representation to every state, militates against majority rule. Gun control proponents look into the US
Constitution and often argue that the Second Amendment to bear arms was
meant to protect the right of people in the United States. In case they have
to protect themselves from the tyrannical government government
which is present today. Yeah. After all, it was expressly
designed to enshrine the rights of individuals
enslaved and free. All 13 states controlled by government,
controlled by Democrats, have enacted against funds, guns
and improved background checks. However, 14 states, which are highly
conservative Republicans, have passed laws allowing citizens to
possess ownership without a permit. Supporters see firearms as an important
tool for self-defense, influence. Self-defense, hunting and target shooting. As well as a powerful individual
to represent. Us, as well as a powerful symbol
to represent individual rights. Critics say America's permissive approach
leads to tens of thousands of deaths per year. These individuals in small, rural states provide a disproportionate
influence to the US state and influence the decisions and their actions. Additionally, the National
Rifle Association, as you all have heard of the NRA, has been one of the most influential
gun lobbying groups in the US for the past few decades. In fact, in 2016 it provided $55 million and in
2020 it provided $30 million only only for people to support their cause. That's because gun control is one of the
many controversial issues in which the majority opinion in the nation runs
back to the Senate's rules and the National Party policy of minority
states largely dominated by Republicans since 1994. This disproportionate
influence of small states has come to shape the competition of national
power in America. The NRA consists of almost all,
or if not all, Republicans and their rules and opinions. Hence, votes on advocating guns
have not decreased at all. In their opposition to gun control. Republicans in Congress clearly
are prioritizing, prioritizing the sentiments of
gun owners in their points. Even though the NRA has weakened
institutionally, its influence on the GOP has even
magnified the reconfiguration of the American politics. If there has been
any hope from congressional action on gun control, specifically in the
aftermath of these tragedies or mass shootings in the future, it will almost certainly require reform or elimination of this bill
buster immediately. Otherwise, the basic rules of American
politics will continue to allow Republicans to impose their
priorities when the clear majority of America disagrees.
And I'm sure even me and you. The hardship is that there is no way to
confront America's accelerating epidemic of gun control and gun violence.
Without first addressing. The systematic erosion of majority rule.
Democrats have since been. Proposing the common sense
gun control policy. This policy for 25 years, But none of them
, not the universal background checks, not the red flag laws, or not even a ban
to assault style weapons has confronted the core issue. Since the shooting
in Sarnia in 2012, there have been more than 1600
mass shootings in America. The American Constitution makes
room for so much polarization. It has that more harm than good. This is
all due to the easy access of guns. We all know that we cannot help
solve every act of evil and every act of violence. But we can solve one act of evil
and one act of violence. Thank you.
