Its written in the Bill of Rights that all Americans have the right to bear arms. So with this right, many families have made the decision to bring their children up in an environment where it is acceptable to have guns and go for a family outing to the shooting range.
I have found one website that is very pro-gun that includes all aspects of the gun culture.
http://gunowners.org is a website that was founded by Senator Richardson.
The website posts all stories about Guns in America as well as having an the opinions of those members in the separate houses when it comes to Guns. Their acceptance of guns is rated from A+ to either and F or not rated.
To those who believe in the cause for guns there is an online shop where Guns of America t-shirts are available for purchase, aswell as a contribution page to help the cause.
All news on the anti gun lobby is reported on the website, including the recent win against Obamacare.
The site is very obviously for those dedicated to enforcing their right to bear arms.
On the other end of the spectrum is the anti-gun lobby. For this I found a website that was very clearly in favour of preventing Gun Violence, as that was indeed their slogan. www.bradycampaign.org . The website shows the facts about gun violence in America in comparison to other countries, underneath the figures there is a large caption stating 'GOD BLESS AMERICA' with a picture of a hand gun painted like the American flag. There is a page showing the reports and studies on guns. The worst page for me to look at was the victims page. The main picture is that of a candle with faint lights behind it. underneath you can make an online tribute written to your lost loved ones. The page was heartbreaking, although i didnt see the victims names, the idea was put across.
The two websites show vastly different ideas. On the one hand, there is the pro-gun website that wants to make America safer by always having the ability to protect the family. Its their right to protect their families, especially when the police probably wont arrive until after the attacker would have left the premises. On the other hand, there is the anti - gun website that is for those who have loved and lost to guns. Those caught in the cross fire of protection. Guns against guns mean death.
Both view points make sense to me, and in the case of the massacres in schools a gun would come in very handy. However, guns wouldnt be needed if no one had them.
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