The state of South Dakota is proposing a law that will require people over 21 to own a gun. The state required that law for the safety of the citizen and to help them protect themselves. They stated that if everyone is required to have health care, it is only fair that people have guns as well.
I don’t agree with this article because it has many flaws. First of all not all 21 year olds should have a gun. It is a very young age to own a gun and the responsibility that comes with it. Allowing everyone to be able to have a gun can also put people in dangerous situations. People won’t just use it for self-defense but for solving disputes too. By allowing gun ownership to whoever wants it, the state won’t be able to control what those people could do with the gun. They relate the gun issue with healthcare by saying; if people are required to have health care then they should have guns as well. I don’t think that is a strong enough argument to pass the gun law. Especially when Health care helps a person while a gun can kill. I hope they don’t pass that law for the sake of the people.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/01/sd-lawmakers-propose-mandating-gun-ownership-make-point-health-law/
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