I feel sorry for the victims and next of kin. But I have to admit, I'm not that surprised anymore. It's largely because of the weapon laws in America. It's because weapons are allowed. There is absolutely no reason to allow weapons in any country in the world. This might not solve every problem, but it will at least make it a lot harder for a common person to get a hold of a 9mm gun. You should think that you would know better after the Columbine massacre, but now it happens yet again...I don't only feel sorry for the victims and the next of kin, but also for the rest of America, for having such ignorant and short-sighted leaders.
The 2nd ammendment has it's ups and downs, this is a down.
Before you judge, just know that weapons have been a part of our country since it's founding. In the days of the revolution, we would not have been able to revolt against Britain if we weren't allowed to carry weapons for hunting. So essentially, the 2nd ammendment stands mainly for when/if we decide to oust our government, when we see it as right and just, as stated in the Declaration. Not to mention the right to bear arms is in our Bill of Rights. Revoking that puts the government on a slippery slope. Suddenly, it's ok to revoke ammendments that have been around for over 200 years? What would stop the government from making an excuse to revoke the first and our most sacred ammendment next? This country runs on precedent.
Our leaders are not ignorant on this matter, believe it or not. They know for a fact they would have a very, very pissed off voting population if suddenly guns were banned. The right to bear arms is as sacred here as the right to free speech in other places. That is why the National Rifle Association is arguably the single most powerful lobbying organization here. I know many people that collect guns, like some might collect other valuable items. It's a cultural thing, not some "Woo I has a gunz lets shoot sum pplz!"
I don't particularly believe that every man, woman and child should have the right to have a gun. I do, however, believe that if someone wants to own a weapon for self defense he should be allowed to own a handgun. What disgusts me is that there are rifles that are close to AK-47s, Mac10s, etc. that are actually
legal to own. It is
way too easy to get a gun here. But, I would never go so far as to say we should outlaw guns.
On that note, I'd like to hear what was used in this incident. Unfortunatly, on a lot of school shootings, it isn't well known or talked about as to how the shooters actually attained their ammunition. Something we should certainly be paying attention and looking into.
