Gun Control: Liberal vs. Conservative beliefs
To my best understanding, liberal and conservative aligned
individuals do not always see eye to eye. Whether you choose to read
between the lines or take a sentence literally dictates
your stance on gun control. How you interpret certain information to
your very core beliefs, might just give you insight on where you may be
politically inclined.
To the average Liberal, a strong government means more protection
from harm. They believe that the government should take responsibility
to keep its citizens safe from harm. The
second amendment is to be taken figuratively; the local government
should take responsibility for keeping the peace by the use of stricter
gun laws. Instead of paying attention to "the people's right to bear
arms", they focus on allowing the state to come
up with a regulated militia to save us in case of a corrupt
government.
Although liberals and conservatives want peace between everyone,
conservatives believe in personal responsibility. While still stuck on
the notion that government is somehow helpful,
conservatives believe in small government. The small government will
allow more personal freedoms while providing some guidelines to the
individual. They do not believe that stricter gun laws will somehow stop
people from violence, but they do believe that
the more law-abiding citizens that have guns will keep everyone safe.
Considering what we now know about both sides of the political
spectrum, we can see whether you will fall into the trap of picking
sides. Don't be a sheep and follow the herd, think
for yourself and you might escape society's trap of socially
constructed norms.
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