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How To Prevent Church Shooting Persuasive Essay

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11/ 5/17, suspected gunman Devin Patrick Kelly parks into the church parking lot wearing all black tactical gear and a ballistic vest, obviously planning ahead of time for a shootout if things happen to go sideways. Devin continues on to grabbing his Ruger AR assault rifle and stepping outside of his vehicle parked right in front of the church door. Immediately after closing the door of his car, Kelley opens fire on the church. Windows shatter and boards break as bullets punch through the walls and into people, killing some and injuring others. Devin then proceeds to enter the church and kill any people he didn’t. He walks up and down the halls, slaughtering men and women alike, shooting anyone who tries to escape. Kelley walks up and down the church for a lengthy period of time, shooting the people who cower in the corner or on the ground. One woman who was in the church at the time of the massacre said that the suspect didn’t …show more content…

There are millions upon millions of guns with even more ammo pouches on top of that. The thought that anyone can just collect them all is hilarious. People also believe that the NRA (National Rifle Association) is just handing these guns over to the shooters without any background checks whatsoever, but that is so far from the truth. There has not been a single mass shooting under any member in the NRA because they actually do do background checks on people before handing over a semi automatic firearm. The bottom line is that criminals will be able to get their hands on dangerous weapons one way or another. It would be impossible for Devin to have received the gun through the NRA because he was a criminal. Besides, guns 90% of the time are used for protection purposes and a family’s own safety. It is probably safe to say that banning guns on society is absolutely bogus, and everyone should just follow the second amendment. (right to bear

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