Weekly News #2

In this weeks news a man called 'Chris Harper Mercer' opened fire in a class room in Oregon killing nine people and then himself when police arrived to the scene. He left a letter explaining his grievances, the man was supposedly having dating problems and his mum explained him to be suffering from mental problems (Aspurge's Syndrome). This yet again makes it clear to us something needs to be done about gun laws in America as this is the 994th mass shooting in the US since Newtown and around the 300th this year alone (according to the guardian). I think the gun laws need to change immediately  as almost anyone over the age of 18 can buy a gun, even if suffering from a mental illness like Chris Harper was, these gun laws create a severe threat to anyone in America as we found out in the Newtown were Adam Lanaz  shot 20 children and 6 staff in a elementary school. This event created an up rise and prompted background checks to be put in place for people buying guns, and the banning of certain firearms containing more than 10 rounds of ammunition. I personally think it is disgusting how America continue to sell guns as mass shootings like this continue to happen all over the country in unbelievable numbers, it shows the extreme greed of America as they are willing to sell guns and ammo just because they make millions on the taxing of guns. Federal taxes on guns reached a high of 875 million in 2013, this was the year after the mass killing in the elementary school, these shocking facts show Americans still  want guns maybe for protection,sport or to carry out a mass killing but because the government make so much money from taxing the guns they are not willing ban them any time soon.