Hello! My name is Travis Hucek and I am currently a senior student studying Communication at the University of Maryland. Like my fellow colleagues, I too am working on this blog for part of my Digital Media and Democracy course. The reason why I care about the issue of stricter gun control is because I believe in the foundation that all people are born with “unalienable rights,” rights which are core to the United States Declaration of Independence. The pattern of events involving horrific gun violence within the past decade in the U.S. is a fact that gun control laws are due for reform in order to preserve any persons right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Blog Introduction

 

Welcome! The purpose of our blog is to focus on the current issue of increased gun violence in the United States. We believe that if stricter control laws for the sale of guns were to be put in place (i.e. more rigorous background checks), then there will be an overall decrease in the level of gun violence in the US.

In a few weeks we will be posting regularly about the topic of gun control in society today. The topics will include laws such as, the right-to-carry, required background checks, minimum age to carry firearms, and the types of guns that can be sold on the legal market. Within our posts we will take into account the oppositions views regarding the second amendment and the argument that criminals will find other illegal ways to obtain firearms. So please stay tuned to find out more!

Abi Croll

Hi! My name is Abi Croll, and I am currently a Junior studying Communication at the University of Maryland. I will be working on this blog for my Digital Media and Democracy class. On this blog, my group members and I will be discussing the topic of gun control throughout the next few weeks. There have been too many mass shootings in my lifetime. From the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, to the shooting to the shooting at Pulse Night Club in Orlando just this year; there are so many innocent lives that have been taken and so many families that have been impacted by gun violence. My heart really goes out to them. In this blog, we will be discussing several ways that we believe gun control can be achieved to lower the number of these devastating massacres that have been occurring in our country.

Melissa Bees

My name is Melissa Bees and I am currently a Junior studying Communication at the University of Maryland. I am working on this blog for part of my Digital Media and Democracy course. The reason why I care about the issue of stricter gun control is because I know several people who have been in mass shootings. Two of my uncles worked at the Navy Yard on the day of the 2013 mass shooting, where twelve innocent lives were lost. I have also been involved with honoring survivors from the Orlando night club shooting, which took place earlier this year.