| radishhead said: http://www.kctv5.com/story/19071381/shooting-at-theater-during-batman-premiere-in-colorado I just turned on the news and I saw this incident - apparently it's the worst in the USA since a school shooting many years ago (I think), so it's extremely saddening. Aside from just reporting the story however (which I assume American users know about already), I wondered what your opinions were regarding gun laws. It's impossible to deny that the chances of such a tragedy happening would be reduced if ownership of a gun is illegal without a license (assuming these licenses were very difficult to get, and wouldn't allow a civilian to carry one in public). Is the idea of possessing a gun an outdated idea, or is it still significant in the modern world? |
Actually, it isn't impossible to deny that.
Largely because statistically mass shootings don't actually happen more in the US per capita then other places... despite the US generally being a more violent place culturally. (Though sometimes it feels that way, if only because the US has so many people population wise.)
