Do American Gun Laws Need To Be Changed?
 

"Why, we ask, do Americans continue to tolerate gun laws and a culture that seems to condemn thousands of innocents to death every year, when presumably, tougher restrictions, such as those in force in European countries, could at least reduce the number?"

Yes, they need to be changed. If just one person yesterday in that college building had their weapon with them (those allowed to carry a concealed weapon), then maybe a few lives could have been saved. You will never stop the criminals from having weapons. They break the laws, they don't abide by them. To further take them out of the hands of law abiding citizens would be detrimental to our society.

Answer:

Because "saving lives" isn't the ultimate goal of our government, "preserving freedom" is.

I agree with you Joe.
Isaac

Actually both need to be accomplished. Freedom first but saving lives would have been good yesterday!

"Gun Laws Do Not Need To Change"
 

Let's put blame where it belongs, blame the shooter and not the gun.

Fatal car accident - do you blame the car?
Fatal stabbing - do you blame the knife

Let's put the responsibility where it belongs - the gun is not at fault but a highly defective person is at fault.

"Guns don't kill people, people kill people".

Please don't think I am blaming the gun. I don't. It's all the shooter, but were the gun control laws different (and that is what this thread is about) the outcome yesterday could have been a little different. Somebody could have taken the a**hole out sooner before 32 people went down.

If alcohol, tobacco, and cholesterol/fat foods had even tighter restrictions or outlawed, the result would save more lives each year than murders by firearms by far. Mandantory HIV testing would have a great impact as well. I think it is sad our government usually reacts to a situation than looking toward the future and preventing a situation.

Maybe we should control student visas in this country, or teach them the laws of this country better before they come over. ENFORCE the laws, that is the key!!!

So then what you are saying is that we should repeal the school zone laws making possession of drugs firearms within 50' of school property a felony charge with mandatory time?

After all, that's the only way an honest person "could have taken that a**hole out sooner".

I REALLY hope this was an attempt at humor, otherwise it's downright scary.