Should all gun owners suffer because of violent gun crimes? Should our rights to bear arms be violated in attempts to prevent these crimes? The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights and its many interpretations lead only to more questions and controversy. Now the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (SAFE Act) law has been instated. While the SAFE Act was brought about to prevent horrific crimes like the recent Sandy Hook tragedy, even the legislators “called action on the measure premature.” The law was rushed into place and does not apply to the issues at hand. Guns can be very dangerous; however, it is the people committing these heinous gun crimes that present the problems. Society members should not, as a whole, have to deal with repercussions from a few peoples crimes. Local gun shop owner Dick Decosse sums it up when he says, “Basically, the bad guys get what they want, and the rest of us are paying the price.” While I am personally uncomfortable with guns and do not allow them in my home, I recognize and understand everyone else’s right to make their own choices. The people who commit these reprehensible crimes are not going to be stopped by the new law, especially with the lack of understanding of what exactly the law means. People do not seem to understand the implications of the law or how it might affect them. Questions are being referred to the State Police and even they are saying that “they don’t have any details on the law.” If laws do need to be made they should apply to the storage and accessibility of the weapons, as opposed to the type of weapons, and the amount of ammo made available. Many criminals committing acts of gun violence have easy access to weapons, many of which are unsafely stored in the home. All registered gun owners should be required to keep their guns safely locked away. Guns are primarily used