Pulse Nightclub Tragedy Summary
News this week was overshadowed by the tremendous tragedy that occurred at the “Pulse” Nightclub at Orlando, Florida. As the official number of victims is 49 dead and 53 injured. It is believed the reason the shooter targeted this particular Nightclub was due to it being a Gay Club. President Obama brief the public on the details of this mass shooting stating that “this was an act of terror” he chose his word carefully and took no questions from the press afterwards. June is LGBT month, across America celebration are occurring with parades and parties, but after this shooting these celebrations became more of a statement to the world that people in LGBT community is not afraid of who they are as each celebration across the U.S. begins with
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President Obama briefly mentioned gun control stating “Doing nothings is also an option.” There is need to focus on Gun Control right after a major tragedy yet nothing gets done. The ever so charming Donald Trumps has his input, making it more about himself then the victims affected, Trump is endorse by the NRA and states he will “get to the bottom of this,” not too likely. There is a place for the second amendment in our constitution, yet the way its intrepid can have severe consequences. The NRA has lobbied the Dickey Amendment which banned fund going to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) for doing research on gun violence, and promoting gun control. The upcoming week will be a game changer in the ways gun are seen in America, and the place high power semi-automatic weapons has in our society. There is a belief that everyone should had a gun, everyone in that night club should have had one, yet it makes you think what kind of country we are creating for ourselves were we go to a public place and bring a weapon just in case someone comes in with a weapons wanting to kill the whole room. Gun was not the only culprit Mental Health plays a big part in this incident, yet we see little from the government to help those who suffer with it every day. There has to be a major rethinking and how this country has too approach this problem, so far nothings have been done. Background checks are not evil at all it just one
President Obama briefly mentioned gun control stating “Doing nothings is also an option.” There is need to focus on Gun Control right after a major tragedy yet nothing gets done. The ever so charming Donald Trumps has his input, making it more about himself then the victims affected, Trump is endorse by the NRA and states he will “get to the bottom of this,” not too likely. There is a place for the second amendment in our constitution, yet the way its intrepid can have severe consequences. The NRA has lobbied the Dickey Amendment which banned fund going to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) for doing research on gun violence, and promoting gun control. The upcoming week will be a game changer in the ways gun are seen in America, and the place high power semi-automatic weapons has in our society. There is a belief that everyone should had a gun, everyone in that night club should have had one, yet it makes you think what kind of country we are creating for ourselves were we go to a public place and bring a weapon just in case someone comes in with a weapons wanting to kill the whole room. Gun was not the only culprit Mental Health plays a big part in this incident, yet we see little from the government to help those who suffer with it every day. There has to be a major rethinking and how this country has too approach this problem, so far nothings have been done. Background checks are not evil at all it just one