The Newtown Ct shooting A dark day in our history

[suum cuique]

A very sad incident. I even can't imagine how the parents and relatives suffers. But I think that the anti gun lobby will use this sad incident to go for their total goal, an almost total gun ban like in Japan.

This a the gun banners phantasy:
http://www.theatlantic.com/internati...deaths/260189/

[Olle]

The gunman's mother owned the guns, which makes you wonder why a woman would buy two 9mm pistols and an AR-15. It really sounds like straw purchases to me. Another thing to think about is that all these mass shootings happen in "gun free zones", where some people think that gunmen will stop at the door, turn around and go home when they see the "no guns" sign. In real life, they see it as a "no resistance" sign. It's obvious enough: If people break the current laws, more laws won't help a bit.

Originally Posted by suum cuique

A very sad incident. I even can't imagine how the parents and relatives suffers. But I think that the anti gun lobby will use this sad incident to go for their total goal, an almost total gun ban like in Japan.

This a the gun banners phantasy:
http://www.theatlantic.com/internati...deaths/260189/

What they don't see is the differences in culture, and that's really where it starts. As already mentioned, violence is glorified through movies, games etc and it's simply becoming a part of our culture. If you look at it, gun laws are more strict now than, let's say 30 years ago, but for some reason mass shootings have become more common. Warped minds will always find means to do harm to others, and there's no way to erradicate everything that can be used to do that. If you look at another sad example: Was there any discussion about bathtubs after Andrea Yates killed her children? Would there have been a debate about guns if she had used a gun?

The saddest part is that while people are mourning the dead, others use the tragedy to push their agenda. The question is not what we can do about guns, it's what we can do about people.