On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into an elementary school and fatally
shot 20 children. Gun control is a major issue in our country that needs to be addressed.
Stricter gun laws are necessary because of all the mass shootings occurring in this country,
and it would also reduce the number of suicides and accidental deaths caused by guns.
Gun regulations for new gun owners need to be stricter to reduce mass shootings and
homicides. the ways to obtain guns in America has gotten much easier and with these guns
people choose to do horrible things to innocent people. it should be harder to attain
weapons of mass destruction and reduce the amount of innocent lives lost. A prime example
of this is the shooting at a century 16 theatre in 2012. “Based on the records we have
reviewed, personnel in our Denver store correctly and fully followed all federal requirements
with respect to the sale of one shotgun and one handgun to the individual identified in this
incident. Background checks, as required by federal law, were properly conducted, and he
was approved”(). on July 20, 2012, James Holmes walked in to a movie theater where people
were trying to watch the midnight premiere of the dark knight rises. Holmes used these
weapons and tear gas to kill people who were just trying to watch a movie. According to the
bass pro, Holmes passed all the legal screenings to purchase these weapons. The shooting also
lead to a spike of gun sales in Colorado. Holmes was caught outside the movie theater and
