Gun control is defined as an attempt to reduce violence caused by use of firearms, by regulating their ownership and use. I agree that some type of gun control is needed, but I do not agree with all of it. I do agree with the one law that is currently used by the Federal government and all fifty states.
             The background check is a computerized system managed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that keeps certain types of people from owning firearms. This system checks the buyer's criminal record, and will not sell that person a gun if he or she has a felony record.
             Federal and state laws also keep firearms out of the hands of people who are at high risk, such as people with mental illness, or people with a history of domestic violence.
             Many people feel we should destroy all guns. I strongly disagree with these people. They believe destroying all guns will lower violence and crime. I believe it will only hurt honest people. Violent people are violent by nature, if they want to kill someone, they would do it with or without the help of a gun. We live in a violent society and many people try to blame it on guns.
             If families spent more time together or more time in Church, we would not have incidents like the one at Columbine High School. Instead of admitting to the faults of our society and trying to improve them, many people choose to blame guns and gun manufacturers.
             My feelings are that the media mainly causes this. A majority of the media is anti-gun, and uses their influence on some people. Of six hundred and fifty three gun related stories last year, three hundred fifty-seven, or fifty-five percent were anti gun. Only thirty-six stories, or five percent were pro-gun.
             Two hundred sixty stories, or forty percent were neutral. It seems the media only wants to report gun deaths; the media hardly ever reports pro-gun self-defense stories.
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