LAWTON Okla_ Lawton residents had
mixed reactions to the president's plan for a new gun control law by the end of
the year.
Whatever the outcome,
most people agreed they don't think it will be enough to stop firearms from
getting into the hands of the wrong people. Most citizens are concerned with whether
President Obama's plan to create a new gun control law creates less terror
scenes like Sandy Hook Elementary or the movie theater shooting in Colorado.
"I feel
like what he's doing is pretty much what he has to do," said ban supporter
TaSean Brown. "If there wasn't so much gun violence going on and people were
able use guns in an appropriate space and time this wouldn't have to
happen."
"I think
that law-abiding citizens would be the ones penalized," Mitch Angie said in
opposition of the ban. "I think those that tend to think in the wrong way, such
as criminals, would find a way even illegally to get the weapons they want
anyway."
Lawton Police Captain
Craig Akard said he's not sure if a new gun law would prohibit the wrong person
from getting a gun.
"If
somebody wants to get a gun, there's always a way to get a gun. They may cost a
lot more but, they can get it."
Akard said he
believes there may not be a solution to curb the number of shootings.
"We can
look back for many hundreds of years and sometimes legislation works, and
sometimes it doesn't. There is no time whether it's going to help or if it's
not going to help."
"I don't
really know at this point," Angie said. "I'm just not in favor of stricter gun
control."
"It's just
like having a match," Brown said. "I light that match and take it and burn
somebody's house down with it, or I take that match and keep a baby warm. I
don't necessarily look at guns being a bad thing. I put it on the people who
are using the guns."
All three men
said they'd like to see more details on what the president's new gun control
law will be. They said they are hoping it doesn't infringe too much on their
second amendment rights to bear arms.
