Cho suffered from mental illness, as well as the other civilians that have committed these public shootings. A solution to help prevent these tragic events from taking place in the future would be to prevent mentally ill people from purchasing firearms. The rights of law abiding citizens should not be taken away because of a few ill minded people who played too much Call of Duty. “Americans have had semi-automatic assault weapons for many years, including a number designed by Utah’s own John M. Browning a century ago” (Warrick 1). Americans have owned and used these guns before these shootings ever occurred. Society plays a larger role in the blame than the guns. “A legislatively mandated post study found that the ban had no discernible effect on crime rates” (Warrick 1). Make more sophisticated background check or have newly purchased firearms registered in a database. The 2nd amendment states “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (US constitution). So it is against the constitution for the government to ban firearms but gun control advocates say that it does not specify what type of arms citizens can bear. The government states that assault weapons are a threat to the safety of the public. The ATF, the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, states “Assault weapons were designed for rapid-fire, close-quarter shooting at human beings. That is why they were put together the way they are. You will not find these