If you were president, what one thing would you change about this country and why? Give details of the steps you would take to make the change. Provide the reason for your choice.

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Explanation:

If I were president I would make policies that minimize access to guns and ammunitions by most people. Following the recent incidents of school shootings, workplace shootings, church shootings, community violence and gun fights, it is clearly necessary to implement stricter gun control measures.

I would raise the age of eligibility to legally possess a weapon to 28 years old. Any person wanting to purchase a gun would be made to go through thorough questioning to access their psychological state. Background checks to ascertain the criminal history of potential buyers would be compulsory. Automatic and high calibre weapons would be banned. Open carry would be made illegal. I would make sure the number of weapons owned by one person is reduced to two.

With these steps we would see gun violence and shootings decline significantly. Killing of innocent children in schools, party goers, co-workers etc, by aggrieved people would be events of the past.

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