Skip to main content
The editorial "Will America Choose Its Children Over Guns?" from The New York Times states how the mass shooting at Parkland, Florida should be the last straw when it comes to gun violence and the reason why there should be better gun laws and more light shed on the issue. Rather than just having politicians sending their condolences to the victims and their families and stating how these incidents shouldn't happen, they should be more concern with passing stricter gun laws. The audience I believe that this author is trying to convey this information to are parents or anyone who is concerned about the future of our children. Gun violence is becoming a normal issue in America with the number of mass shootings that take place within a year. Shouldn't there have been much stricter gun laws in place before the next tragedy, why is it until we have high school students who survived a mass shooting asking lawmakers themselves face to face to change gun laws. The author of the editorial makes this exact point in their own words by writing "These kids have had enough.They've had enough of empty expressions of sympathy in the wake of the sort of atrocities they've grown up with, like last weeks mass shooting that took 17 lives at a high school in Parkland, Fl.". The author makes it very clear throughout the editorial that we need to listen to our young protesters/children and realize the damage that is being done to their lives due to gun violence. The title of the editorial ties into how this situation should end. The safety and reassurance of the future of our children should be much more important than arguing over the age limit to buy a gun or the extent of a background check.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Commentary critique

In the commentary "U.S. consuls already have the tools to discriminate in Visa decisions"  the writer discusses how discrimination against immigrants trying to receive a Visa or overstay their Visa is very biased. I believe the intended audience the writer is trying to convey these opinions to is someone who is affected by these Visa decisions or family of immigrants who are also affected as well as just informing the general public on the process and how these decisions are made. Also to explain the faults in this place of business. By using personal experience and scenarios the writer paints a clear picture of how a Visa interview might go or how they have gone and explains the turnout and aftermath of that individual who was denied a visa or was given a visa. The writer talks about the type of people who get turned down or people who would automatically receive their Visa. The discrimination towards these individuals is biased because interviewers mostly go ...
Post a Comment
Read more

over night government shutdown

During the late night early morning on February 9th there was a brief government shutdown due to a massive budget deal that had been passed. USA TODAY  had published an article explaining what had happened in detail and a better understanding of why there was a brief shutdown, and also how this new budget deal affects us from here on. As well as mentioning DACA and what was discussed during the house session. Because this budget deal had been passed this means there will be additional funds added to military and nonmilitary programs as well as disaster relief funds. But due to a higher budget, there will be cuts to programs such as environmental protection, foreign aid, and health research.
Post a Comment
Read more