Last Thursday, the Senate passed the first national gun control bill. An increase in mass
shootings and homicides around the country have led the Supreme Court and Senate to
make a decision in controlling the access of US citizen’s to guns.
In the Senate, the majority of legislators agreed that gun access needs to be restricted.
This new bill they passed includes additional background checks for buyers under the
age of 21, as well as gives judges the right to seize guns if found necessary.
Stephen Breyer, a Supreme Court justice, gives insight on the number of mass
shootings. Breyer states, “Since the start of this year alone, there have already been
277 reported mass shootings – an average of more than one per day.”
The conservative majority in the Supreme Court have interpreted the Second
Amendment’s right to “keep and bear arms” differently. Justice Clarence Thomas, who issued the ruling, said, “We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need.”
New York Mayor, Eric Adams said he will review additional ways to further restrict gun
access on a state level. He adds, “We cannot allow New York to become the wild, wild
west.”
However, the whole ruling is not entirely official. President Joe Biden says he was
“deeply disappointed” because it, and the decision “contradicts both common sense and
the Constitution, and should trouble us all.”
The bill will still need to go through President Biden’s desk for either his signature or a
veto, so we will have to wait and see what further consequences lie ahead.
shootings and homicides around the country have led the Supreme Court and Senate to
make a decision in controlling the access of US citizen’s to guns.
In the Senate, the majority of legislators agreed that gun access needs to be restricted.
This new bill they passed includes additional background checks for buyers under the
age of 21, as well as gives judges the right to seize guns if found necessary.
Stephen Breyer, a Supreme Court justice, gives insight on the number of mass
shootings. Breyer states, “Since the start of this year alone, there have already been
277 reported mass shootings – an average of more than one per day.”
The conservative majority in the Supreme Court have interpreted the Second
Amendment’s right to “keep and bear arms” differently. Justice Clarence Thomas, who issued the ruling, said, “We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need.”
New York Mayor, Eric Adams said he will review additional ways to further restrict gun
access on a state level. He adds, “We cannot allow New York to become the wild, wild
west.”
However, the whole ruling is not entirely official. President Joe Biden says he was
“deeply disappointed” because it, and the decision “contradicts both common sense and
the Constitution, and should trouble us all.”
The bill will still need to go through President Biden’s desk for either his signature or a
veto, so we will have to wait and see what further consequences lie ahead.
