It is no secret that many believe than President Donald Trump is islamophobic. One of the main parts of his campaign was the idea that he would ban people from majority Muslim countries from immigrating to America. He of course reaffirmed this after his election banning those from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia. He also created headlines last week by retweeting videos of Muslim refugees causing mischief and harm. Trumps want American citizens to believe that we should be concerned with people from other countries but as recent history shows we should most definitely be more concerned with homegrown-terrorism. Take for example the Orlando shooting which was caused by an America born citizen. Nothing about Trump's ban would have prevented that. Potential terrorists are living right here in America, right now, and we should focus on our own citizens rather than those from foreign countries.
While it may sound rash I believe the United States should increase security and continue to monitor its citizens for potential warnings. If you aren't training to find out how to kill as many people as possible you should be fine. We should sacrifice some potential individual rights in order to protect the safety and well-being of all Americans. Of course, this type of security will be highly debated on whether or not it is constitutional but would anyone really care whether it was constitutional or not if it saved your life. The second belief I have that shouldn't really even be a debate is stricter gun control. The San Bernardino, Orlando, and Las Vegas (if you consider it terrorism) were all caused by people who were able to buy heavy duty artillery too easily. Lawful American gun owners should be rational enough to deal with some restrictions if it means protecting the lives of their fellow Americans.
As Americans we are at a much higher risk of being attacked by our fellow American than someone from a distant land. We should focus on securing our own country and citizens, and that starts by increased security. We should also enact stricter gun control laws so events like Orlando, San Bernardino, and Las Vegas never happen again. Giving up some individual rights to protect the lives of all Americans is something we all should be in favor for.
Valverde, Miriam. “What the Data Shows on Domestic Terrorism Perpetrators.” PolitiFact, www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/aug/16/look-data-domestic-terrorism-and-whos-behind-it/.
Hi Johnathan, I agree with you that there has to be something done about the gun laws in our country. It is unfortunate that those on terror watch lists are still able to purchase a gun just because some of our elected officials are too afraid to stand up to some of their supporters such as the NRA. Every time there is a mass shooting, everyone says that there must be something done surrounding gun laws, yet nothing ever gets done. Regarding the government's monitoring of American citizens, I do not know if increased oversight will help in any way. Those who carry out lone wolf attacks will still be able to carry out their acts under this system. Also, even if the government does increase surveillance, that does not mean they will be able to catch those plotting attacks. I don't know exactly what the solution to surveilling potential terrorists, but I know that it is anything but simple.
ReplyDeleteThanks Taylor, and yes I agree with you that this is a very complicated issue. The point I was trying to make is that we need to be cautious of our neighbors as well as foreigners when it comes to terror threats.
DeleteMan you really hate Trump. I believe that calling it a Muslim ban is very racist thing to say but I believe that there are some countries that America needs to hold caution for because of their track record. I don't believe that banning people from countries with issues is racist because these countries probably are a bigger threat to America. I also believe that America has a huge mental health problem and that even if America was too ban guns people who want to kill other people will either get a gun illegally or find another way to kill people. America is not like Britain or Australia where they are land locked and can control what comes in and out of their country. A good chunk of Americas populations relies on guns for food and banning guns will not help them out.
ReplyDeleteI think you missed the point here and that's fine. I actually don't hate Trump I just think he's a bit over the top on how if we stop people from foreign countries all our terror threats will go away. That's just not true and he only does it because it plays to his base. Finally, I do not believe a good chunk of Americans rely on guns for food. While some people do hunt occasionally for food most hunting in the US is done for sport. I'm not saying ban guns we just need better laws in place to prevent incidents like Las Vegas or Orlando from occurring again.
DeleteHi, i'm very confused with your paper overall. If you are acknowledging that the majority of terrorists are naturally born citizens then you're doing a 360 and saying that we should increase security and bans and then doing another 360 and talking about gun laws.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that you don't understand the memo. The whole idea was how America faces threats from inside its borders not just outside. I believe we need better gun control which could prevent incidents like Las Vegas and Orlando which were perpetrated by American citizens.
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