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http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/03/us/texas-sniper-killed-kyle-profile/index.html

With all of the gun control controversy going on now the last thing gun enthusiast need is another shooting. Former Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle was killed by a twenty five year old marine while at a gun range. This along with all of the recent shootings have sparked the gun control issues we are experiencing today.

Chris Kyle was such a feared sniper that the insurgents had a bounty on his head, it was never collected. He served four tours and when he returned home he became a best selling author and a great mentor for veterans. While taking Eddie Roth a twenty five year old veteran who served in Iraq and Haiti, he and another man were gun downed by Roth.

I can really relate to this due to the fact that my great grandfather was a World War two veteran and he would always tell me stories about how his friends came back and went crazy.
Therefore I can really understand how it would be easier for a veteran than just a regular person to commit this act.

I can also relate to this because I am a gun owner and an avid hunter. These acts have really sparked the government to start cracking down on gun control and making it much harder for us to access firearms and ammunition. This has affected my whole family, most Sundays we go and shoot guns and it is a great way for our family to bond. With these recent shootings we have not been able to do this because ammunition is so hard to find and when you do find it it is priced outrageously.

These past few months have been extremely hard for alot of families that have experienced a loss of a loved one being shot with a firearm. The Sandy hook shooting and the murder of Chris Kyle I believe have been the two biggest ones. I believe that Americans need to stick together and help fight to keep our Second Amendment alive because if the good people don't have guns only the criminals will.