The shooting in Tucson never needed to happen. My group members did a wonderful job of summing up the facts and making some very valid points. Lateaka hit the nail on the head that guns do not kill people, people kill people. The shooting was wrong and the man had many other options to get a message across that did not include murdering innocent people. The 1st Amendment has a lot to it and maybe he got overwhelmed and misused his rights due to a misunderstanding. His choices reflect not only the first amendment but also the second amendment. He may have a right to bear arms, but the use of the weapon is morally to protect himself. He used in an unacceptable way and that is why he must now face his consequences.
In regards to the Governor’s comments: What would it have hurt to go to the event? What did he have to lose by going? As my other group members noted: it made him look very bad and he came off as being a rude racist by not attending. I agree that he should have gone to support his son’s heritage. Let his son learn about the history. As Governor, he must now pay attention and sacrifice some of his own feelings for the sake of the people. He would not have lost anything by attending the event, but by choosing not to, he lost a lot of support and respect from his people.
Unfortunately, when people make decisions, they must face the consequences that come with them. That is what happened for the criminal in the shooting as well as the Governor.
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