I understand peoples desire to own guns. Nobody is suggesting (including the President) that your guns will be taken away. BUT, there is no rational argument for people to own assault rifles, or to have mentally disturbed people with access to weapons. The guy in Denver that shot up the movie theater purchased his guns and THOUSANDS of rounds of ammo in the days leading up to the incident. Is anyone going to argue against the notion that this should have raised some serious red flags? Is anyone going to argue that every Tom-Dick-and Harry should just be entitled to buy a handgun at a gun show with no background check and no questions asked? Common sense is what's lacking with our gun laws, and anyone that believes we don't need to re-evaluate our current gun laws is lacking common sense as well.
Also, you guys on this thread talking like John Wayne need to consider something. You may be a good shot when your standing at a gun range shooting at a target that doesn't return fire. But when you are caught off guard by some nut who puts an assault rifle in your face, do you really think your cowboy scenario of you saving the day will play out? You'll shit your pants, and be shot in the head. That's what would happen to you, and that's what would have happened to that teacher that was caught in that class room had she have had a gun stuffed in her purse.
Bruv I agree that certain gun laws can help,
but the fact is,just look at Blighty, we've had the same shit, mongrel emotional retards with access to a weapon causing un fathomable damage to innocent families.
what I'm trying to say is,here in England our gun laws have always been strict,now they are draconian, I like guns, I wish I could own one legally, not that I have an illegal one.
reality is, regardless of back ground checks etc, the majority of massacres over here have been perpetrated by legal gun owners, only the other year we had a taxi driver blow his fellow piss taking cabbies away! Then whilst at it he decided to just blow whoever he saw away, this stemmed from an arguement with his brother over inheritance. There has been a few others too, the bloke who caused the draconian laws by entering a school and indiscriminately opening fire on children was also a registered gun owner, same as Michael Ryan, he blew away his mother etc then went on a rampage killing countless innocents, why?? Who knows.
does gun control work? That's the question, you think how many guns you Americans own, shit! Texas probably possess's more than our whole armed forces..lol.
seriously though, think how prevalent guns are in the U.S. in comparison you don't have too many massacres.
though I totally agree, one is more than enough.
guns are ok, it's just the mind behind the trigger, and how do you regulate that?
even here where you cannot buy a legal handgun,only hunting rifles/shotguns, if you are so hate filled/dementedly full of rage. You could quite easily get a katana/machete and a dagger,kill and wound as many or more, especially if you wear a crash helmet and armoured biking leathers.
i think schools need an extensive perimeter,security checks at the door/perimeter. Not fool proof, but more feasible than a blanket firearm ban, something we know can never happen in the U.S.
and more efficient than a rifle man in each and every class room. Just my thought peeps, sorry if I upset/disappointed anybody. K.K.
