Should we feel safer carrying guns?

The topic of guns has always been a long and heated debatable topic. With the recent spike in increase of gun-violence related tragedies, people are beginning to lean more towards the idea of guns. 'Cause come on, if someone came to shoot you, it'd be nice to have your own to shoot them back right? No. No, it's not that easy. Things can go horribly wrong with carrying guns, ESPECIALLY if you don't know how to use it PROPERLY. The average age for a Texan citizen to obtain a gun license is 18. Over 1 million people own guns in Texas AND it only costs you $140 for the application AND only six hours of instruction is required. Not only are these numbers incredibly large and scary but one needs more than just six hours worth of instruction. People need to understand that guns v. guns aren't the best idea to give people. I feel that guns should be understood and must require someone much more than just basic knowledge. In order to stop gun-violence in the country, I feel it's important to take into consideration one's mental health. 

Article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/us/licensed-to-carry-handguns-in-texas.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=mini-moth&region=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below

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Syrian Refugees In America

             As of today, America has been progressively bringing in refugees from Syria, but at a very slow rate. The president made a promise to bring in 10,000 refugees who will than be provided aid. However, as the rate may seem right now, he has only made 1/5th of the promise although almost half the year is over. Some may say that this is weakening the administration's push to advance the cause of refugees while other countries are putting barriers to their entry. Its also a given among the U.S officials. They had a meeting in March that discussed the needs of Syrian Refugees. Close to about half a million needed permanent new homes away from the region, but it seems to be a long reach as the U.S is becoming haphazard.