Which case is more reasonable:
1. This is an isolated incident and nothing could have prevented it...
2. If we had more gun laws this wouldn't have happened...
3. If someone else would have been armed in that hall they could have stopped most of the deaths...
Friday, February 15, 2008
Gunman Planned Campus Shooting for at Least Six Days
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
7 comments:
Your scenarios are not complete. However, lesser guns on the street would bring down such incidents. You want proof ? take a look at other countries in the world. We have so many incidents of shootings because every loser can get his hands on a gun and feel like a 'God'!!
Wrong again american. We have so many shootings because only the losers have guns. In other countries, folks are SO disarmed, and suffer legal action for resisting attackers when running and hiding isn't an option, that the scum don't really need guns either. They have the balls and the numbers to exploit weaker citizens. In other countries with stricter gun laws than ours, folks are just as much at the mercy of scumbags as here whether the scumbags are packing or not.
none of the above are reasonable
because it is a complicated problem that does not lend itself to a simplistic answer
If this would have been a Muslim we would have had a national emergency and would be forced to give up a couple more items in the bill of rights. Cuz then it would be proof that "they" REALLY REALLY SUPER DILLY DO want to kill us all and thats half a dozen down all ready. Why don't you liberals see this!
None of the answers are correct. I am sure you want us to say #3 but a bunch of armed people in a shootout would have resulted in far more deaths. This does not mean I want to take away anybodys gun. This means that more guns is not always the answer.
This all started in this guys head long ago. Lord knows what it was but there lies your answer.
It's such a PC thing these days that people are so afraid to even question the root cause. Why do we have to have citizens carrying around guns? Like in other countries, let's have strict policies before issuing guns! It's not a toy!
Marshall Art -
There are 'scumbags' everywhere. But, when you put guns in their hands, it makes it so much easier for them. Even a short, skinny guy feels like a GOD and can kill many within a short period of time! It's not easy without a gun in hand. It's a common sense! As I said, go back and compare the statics of 'public shootings' with other countries.
Do you want to live in a country whre everyone carries a gun? Would you feel safe standing by an open window? Would you feel safer with your kids playing in an open ground where a stray bullet can hit them? It's crazy to argue for more guns!!
Being a constitutionalist I must say that I do believe it is a right. I do believe it must have its limits though. The thing I see around the country is that while guns are a pratical and quite useful asset for rural communitites for a number of reasons things are different in a city. The entire purpose of a gun is different. But we can't have rights that apply to rural but not urban people. How we solve it is largely a matter of understanding the proper place and purpose of guns in society. Hard but I would hope it can be done.
Post a Comment