With recent events exploding in today's media it is evident that current laws are not only incapable of serving justice, but pose an important question, how do we stop these heinous crimes from happening in the first place? Last Monday a civilian contractor and military veteran, Aaron Alexis, went on a shooting rampage at the U.S. command complex. The incident left 13 people dead, including the gunman who ended the massacre by shooting himself. With valid access to the naval base, the shooting was displayed around the U.S. as the horrific violence was portrayed in our Nations Capital. What shocked the nation the most was the randomness and ability of the crime. This contractor had everything at his dispense in order to fulfill this crime. He had a gun, access to the base, and plenty of other things to help him carry out this rampage. But why is it so easy for crimes like this to occur?
It's because the law does not do enough to stop crimes from happening. Also highlighted in the news this week was a gang related shooting in which one of their victims was a three-year-old boy. Chicago has been proclaimed as one of the deadliest cities in the world. With death rates higher than that in the war in Afghanistan, we question how our government can let this senseless violence occur in our own country. With our rights to be free we not only get to choose how to live our life but become susceptible to death. We can not gain justice when hundreds of murder are occurring in our nation. We can not get justice when criminals kill themselves along with their victims, leaving no motives in their wake. But justice would not be necessary if we took more measures in our legislative branch in order to limit violence.
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