Not only do local elections affect citizens directly, but residents also have the chance to influence local government.

Devoting more attention to third-party candidates isn’t enough. There needs to be a shift in the media coverage from entertainment to issues.

However, like every constitutional right, the right to own guns should be limited when it begins to interfere with the rights and well-being of other Americans. Gun ownership should never be entirely outlawed, but there is nothing unconstitutional about controlling who can get a gun, and how, to protect the lives of the innocent.