President Obama Set on Controlling Gun Violence

President Obama is facing heat from Republicans and some Democrats about his new plan to control gun violence.  It is the most ambitious effort any president has taken to achieve stricter gun laws.

Obama wants to achieve this by requiring more information to the federal background check system and put more funding into the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence. His more in-depth proposals will need to clear congress.

Callie Tyner is a freshman English major at Winthrop University. She agrees with Obama’s plan saying, “It would help prevent mass shootings that are happening more frequently.” She goes on to say, “The average citizen should have the right to carry a gun, only after going through a comprehensive background check and being tested for mental health problems.”

Miranda Stevenson, also a freshman at Winthrop, holds a different point of view. She say’s that, “Only law enforcement and the military should have the right to carry guns. More guns means more violence”.

Concerning the gun’s rights advocates, Stevenson say’s, “They have no right to be upset because gun violence is out of control."

Today, the president plans to put his proposal into action.