Gary Martin brought a gun to his termination meeting, after being fired. Five people were fatally shot, and five police officers were wounded. Martin had previously been convicted of aggravated assault, and had a history of domestic violence. Both of these factors made him a felon, which should have prevented him from buying a gun. Unfortunately, however, he was able to obtain a firearm which resulted in this fatal shooting.
This article was written to inform people about the many issues with modern gun laws, and how even a felon was able to obtain a weapon. We need stricter gun laws so events like this don’t happen. Big gun corporations just want to make profit, and they put money over human lives which I think is insane. These are very relevant issues and this article does a very good job of shedding light on them.
Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/16/man-kills-five-warehouse-shooting-spree-shortly-after-being-fired-illinois-police-say/
I always talk about gun law issues in my current event and there have been to many unnecessary incidents due to guns. We need to make less accessible in my opinion.
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