Recently I went to the Trolley Square center in Downtown Salt Lake City. It was the first time that I had been to the center since 2007. As I walked in the first thought that came to me was the shooting that occurred in February 2007 which resulted in the death of 12 individuals. As I walked through I began to imagine what it must have been like to be there. The pain and the horror that those people must have felt was something that I will never wish upon any one. I then began to think what could’ve been done to stop that tragic event from occurring and what laws are in place today to stop something like this happening again. I went home and began looking at stories and events that have happened over the past few years that were similar to the shooting at Trolley Square and unfortunately there have been quite a few. Events such as the massacre at Virginia Tech call for immediate action. According to the New York Times in 2004 on average there was 81 gun related deaths every day in the United States. That number will only increase if nothing happens to increase the gun control in the United States.
Gun control will vary from state to state with Utah being known as the state with the least amount of restriction in regards to obtaining a gun permit. The process of obtaining a gun permit in the state of Utah is outlined at http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/docs/FIREARMS_LAWS_FOR_INSTRUCTORS.pdf
In order to decrease the amount of deaths in the United States there must be an increase in gun control and it starts within the state. Eventually I hope that this will be a federal issue but first it is important to start with what you can do individually and that starts on a state by state basis.
Alex
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