Juan Pablo Figueroa Fuentes

ID. 140663

Political Behavior

Senate Blocks Drive for Gun Control

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/us/politics/senate-obama-gun-control.html?hp&_r=0

The Senate of the United States of America in the search for solutions to regulate and / or control the carrying of firearms, following several massacres that have occurred over recent years that have marked American society. For this control will continue as we know it because the regulations proposed by President Obama can not get get the minimum vote of approval for the new reform to gun control was accepted, got the number of 57 votes. Consequently what the Senate threw a result contrary, as presented including proposals to extend the permit and carry concealed weapons. Given these facts, President Obama call this day as: "one day very embarrassing for Washington."

In this situation we can see that the participation of one of the stakeholders with greater presence and pragmatism in the United States asserted its power and influence in the Senate, referring to the rifle association. We can see that the strategic mobilization of this association was rational for their purposes and interests, as these as activists in the movement together with the participation of other senators, could reach the public, "target" that with the actual facts of violence needs more got protection and acceptance of senators to pass this reform. And with that the objective was achieved, the results showed a wide winner this Wednesday Rifle Association, for his ideas and ideals were able to permeate the Senate and the carrying of arms are wide and left even more than helped.

We can say that the mobilization that took this reform may have been of interest, as explained above while electoral persuasion because this group can do that in the next election some Republican senators reelected because the power of this partnership allows and gives way to the citizens feel involved and identified, as when they defended the interests of the partnership, trust increases and solidarity in favor of the players involved.

Conclusion: Perhaps some of the senators who voted for reform, coupled with society unhappy at the time to find other means to address this crisis that has American citizenship, because his company is in some ways divided as some consider it necessary to carry a firearm for your safety, but some of the alternatives that can be analyzed is how to strengthen security in schools, reduce school bullying, early psychological treatments, etc.

The incrementation of participation in the political life of the country will be seen as due to increased polarization on this issue will be arduous political mobilization, as the conflict of interest will make new leaders or those who are already in power to be concentrated in the search for a feasible solution.