Madeline Marshall,”the gun solution we’re not talking about”YouTube , uploaded by Vox, September 19, 2001 https://youtu.be/ENw2y0ek1Jg

Summary 

   Politicians always say that gun laws need to change many say by adding background checks. However there is already a background check in place in gun stores. This database goes through a fbi database however gun shows and illegal dealers don’t use background checks so realistically everyone and anyone can own a firearm. The gun store data base is not so great though as the fbi data base is not up to date and is missing records of millions and because of this making background checks effect gun shows or even private dealers would not work. The background checks also only check for people with a criminal record not people who might be dangerous however most states need licenses to have gun and makes the system a lot more difficult to own a gun people who might be dangerous or law abiding citizens. Research and datas show that licenses work and are effective more then only background checks 

Reflection

 This video by Vox shows how realistically adding one thing to our current laws would be able to change our gun laws and make them a lot safer then ever. The video shows how it is very easy for criminal or in this case anyone can obtain a gun at any point in time. This is very dangerous as very dangerous people can obtain weapons and firearms and use them for bad things as the video shows how many horrific acts already committed were committed by people who were already criminals yet passed background checks. This shows how ineffective the background checks are and even though this is a system that every state has everyone in politics say how we should add them but by just adding licenses that makes the gun laws safer. This brings up my research question “can we change the gun laws” the answer is we can. The research shown in the video shows how states with gun licenses in place have significantly low suicide and crime rate compared to states with just background checks. From the video it said only few states had them however if we can get the licenses implemented in every state this might solve gun laws and gun issues many states in the United States all have and maybe it would prevent us from seeing a lot less news about gun violence everyday.