Gun Control vs. 2nd Amendment

   In 1791, when Congress adopted the Bill of Rights, guns were single-shot, flint lock rifles. There were no magazines, percussion caps, or pistols. Guns were loaded through their muzzles. As technology has changed the firearm, so we must also change the laws and regulations pertaining to them. I agree with the right to protect yourself, your home, and your family. However, it should be a privilege to own a firearm, rather than a right.
   We should have federal regulations on background checks. There should be a federal waiting period. Assault weapons, semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons should be banned from civilian ownership. There should also be a limit to the amount of guns that a registered owner can have. People make the argument of guns for sport; semi-automatic weapons are not sport guns. There is no sport when you can spray bullets. Hunting is only a sport when you have to display marksmanship by killing an animal with rifle. Concealed weapons permits should be issued under the highest scrutiny. We need to make serious changes to our gun laws to curb the violence that has become so prevalent in our society. We are supposed to be a civilized, first-world country, but when innocent children are being slaughtered, it shows how uncivilized we really are. 
   The NRA press conference highlighted how delusional we really are as a country. Having armed guards in our classrooms is not a solution and arming our teachers is dumb idea. We have been through too many school shootings and mass killings and gun rampages. Sandy Hook was the straw that broke the camels back. Innocent children, kindergartners, were slaughtered in cold blood for absolutely no reason. School is supposed to be a safe place for children. More importantly than the right to bear arms, is the right to the best education available in the safest environment possible. We need to demand real change and actual answers from our elected leaders. The time for action is now. We need to do everything in our power to ensure that this type of horrific tragedy never takes place again.