I love guns. I was raised around them and go skeet shooting often to blow off steam, which I thoroughly enjoy. I also value my right to do so. For years, I would argue with anyone who even hinted at gun control, demanding that they could not infringe upon my rights. Looking back, I feel I was being entirely selfish.

Like many other Americans, I spent many days last year glued to the images and stories of those who have been impacted by gun violence, and it changed my perspective entirely. As I watched the events of the mass shooting at a church in South Carolina unfold, something snapped inside of me and I finally understood the urgent need for better and smarter gun legislation. I could not shake the overwhelming fact that the shooter, Dylann Roof, should never have been allowed to have a weapon.

Currently, the National Rifle Association, and much of my social media feed, is up in arms — pun not intended — over President Obama’s plan for executive actions to alleviate gun violence. He announced his plans yesterday while wiping away tears, saying "we do have to feel a sense of urgency about it. In Dr. King's words, we need to feel the fierce urgency of now — because people are dying."

He’s right.

http://www.teenvogue.com/story/gun-owner-supports-president-obama-gun-control-orders