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Recently in America most states are pushing for more rights concering their firearms.  I have many concerns about this issue that i would like you to read about.

A few days ago I read several articles that concerned me greatly on how good America's gun control really is.  I read in one about how a 6 year old boy had taken a pistol from his father's gun case and brought it to school.  Later that day a little girl was teasing him on the playground during recess, he remembered the gun and pulled it on his fellow class mate and killed her, then proceeded to run back to the playground to join his friends.  The thing that troubled me the most about this particular incident was the boys age and how someone that young has the opportunity to create such a tragedy.  The reason, I bring this story up when talking about concealed weapons is because I fear that access to weapons are too easy for young children and people that are not able to handle them properly.  The Right to Carry bill that is trying to be passed in most states would allow everyday people to carry a concealed weapon in their purse or glove compartment of their cars.  A common argument that most people in favor of the law argue that "Guns dont kill people, people kill people," In my opinion the incident that happened in Michigan was totally the opposite of what the people in favor argue.  If the boy would have never been allowed access to the gun in the first place this would have never happened.  A 6 year old boy has not yet developed the knowledge of knowing that shooting someone is not an option in this situation.

In conclusion to all of this I dont know how we can give people the responsibility of having guns on our streets when we cant even keep them away from our young children.                                                                                   

                                                                                    Anthony

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