Mariafernanda Gonzalez

Walmart raises minimum age for firearm purchases to 21

http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/28/news/companies/walmart-guns/index.html

summary:
      On Wednesday the Walmart spoke on what the companies stance on gun policy is. Since the Florida shooting at Parkland High School they have decided that it is in the customers best interest if they raise the minimum age for fire arm purchase to 21. They have also limited their variety in assault riffles and even stopped selling hand guns. The company also spoke on the background check that takes place when purchasing a hand gun. Dick's sporting goods is another company were the minimum age has risen to 21 and the variety of assault riffles has been reduced.

analysis:
     There has been many fatal tragedies that are the result of easy access to fire arms. Along with protest i am glad to see that major companies ,such as Walmart and Dick's, are taking matters into their own hands. Although i feel like raising the age requirement to a new minimum, i also feel like the implementation of deeper background checks should be set in place. It is very sad to see that gun control and safety is something our generation has to be especially worried about and fight to change history. I agree with the statement that people should exercise their second amendment right but an "average" person shouldn't have the same fire power as that of  the military.

synthesis:
      Gun control relates to history because it is written in the bill of rights as the second amendment, the right to bare arms. This interpretation and the rights given to us by this amendment are often left up to interpretation.