Brady vs PSAC

ANTI

The website I have found is not in favour of banning guns completely, but rather having significantly more restrictions and rules about who can own a gun, and how guns are sold and treated in America. Rather than the out right banning of guns, which would cause endless legal wrangling and anger all over the US, the move to promote safety and a sensible attitude towards guns is one I think is a very positive step. The Brady Campaign is also involved in helping victims of gun crime, as well as helping to organise vigils for victims and getting involved with the families of the injured or deceased victims - in cases such as the Virginia Tech shooting of 2007, they often strive to use these big news stories as platforms for their anti-gun message, and have become instrumental in supporting many candidates in elections.

http://www.bradycampaign.org/about/


PRO

The Pro Second Amendment Committee is somewhat less well thought out and prepared than the Brady Campaign site, but its aims are still clear. The group believe that anyone in any position of political power than opposes the 2nd Amendment is not doing their job properly by not honouring their oath to 'uphold the constitution'. It seems as though the issue for the PSAC not the dangers of guns or the facts based on the amount of deaths they cause, but actually more on the nature of it being a right as an American.

http://www.prosecond.org/index.html

Having read through the arguments that both websites have and seeing their list of supporters and their reasoning, I am more inclined to agree with the Brady Campaign. As I'm sure many other English and European people may agree, the idea of owning a gun, of wanting to own a gun is quite bizzare, and seemingly quite needless. The PSAC group seems to be more keen on promoting the constituion and continuing to support the right of American people rather than explaining the dangers that guns pose to society. This follows on from the lecture on Monday that discussed what it is about American laws and ideology that makes their rhetoric so fantastical. The idea of opposing the 2nd Amdendment seems almost anti-American, and in a way paints the PSAC to have quite the isolationist view of American poltics. This is countered of course by the facts section on the Brady Canpaign site where it is implied that Americans should be more European in their approach to guns and realise that guns are not as integral to one's happiness as many might imagine.