On April 15, 27,000 anxious runners made their way to “Athletes Village,” waiting to start the 117th running of the Boston Marathon. A marathoner’s feelings when crossing the finish line are too indescribable to put into words. Mile 21 of the Boston Marathon is legendarily known as Heart Break Hill because it is a very long, steep hill toward the end of the 26.2 mile race and tests many runners’ will to keep going. At approximately 2:40 PM, local time, when two bombs exploded near the finish of this year’s Boston Marathon, Heart Break Hill could better be used as metaphor for the heartache, fear, and confusion runners, spectators, the city of Boston and all people of the United States. No one can imagine the accomplishment a runner must feel when he or she takes that final step of a 26.2-mile journey.

These examples can be used to support both sides of the claim regarding gun control.The Columbine High School massacre was the deadliest shooting in the state of Colorado until July 20, 2012, when James Holmes entered a movie theater and released tear gas and began firing at an audience of around 82 moviegoers, killing 12 and harming 70 additional people. This took place inside of a Century 16 Theater during a midnight showing of The Dark Night Rises. The Aurora shooting was then known to have the largest number of casualties in a shooting in the United States of America.