Pro Gun Rights Movement

Dr. Aaron Mason and Mr. Kirk Rogers from the Northwestern Oklahoma State Universities social science program were the key speakers during the 2014 Constitutional Day Program. An overview of gun control and the second amendment in the United States of America was presented. The program was presented by Dr. Aaron Mason and Mr. Kirk Rogers, both part of the social science education program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Dr. Mason is part of the political science program and played the role of a pro-gun position. Dr. Mason reviled his true views which aligned with the role his was defending. “I do believe people have the right to own firearms and that is supported by the second amendment,” he said, “but I do not think it is an absolute right.” In contrast, Mr. Rodgers, part of the criminal justice program, played the role of a defendant for pro-gun regulation. However, he reviled he is pro-gun and was just playing the role for the sole purpose of debate.
A key point that both Dr. Mason and Mr. Rogers continued to refer to throughout the entire debate was federalism. Federalism is defined as the separation of state and federal power. This point was so often reoccurring and indeed the most important, was because the constitution designates gun right/restrictions
A few of the problems mentioned were gun licenses and gun trafficking. Dr. Mason stated his opinion by saying, “when guns are traded intrastate of course it is a state thing, but when the guns are being traded interstate, that becomes a federal issue.” Later he also explained that states should not have to respect other states regulations as their own. An example would be if a person in Oklahoma had a concealed carry license, Maine should not be liable to enable him to keep it in their state. These are just two simple examples that shed light on the reason that gun regulations are not black and