| Conina said:
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And this is why we should focus on the problems in society that lead to shooting in the first place rather than just giving everyone a gun of their own. I remember all these pro-gun arguments after the shooting in the theatre in Aurora, many claimed that if the "good guys" had been armed, the situation would look a lot different and someone could have taken him out.
Meanwhile, I kept thinking that:
A: Why even have a discussion about bringing a firearm to the movies, the fact that it is even a topic for discussion shows how huge the problems are. The same goes for schools, is it really better to arm the teachers than to try to sort out the troubles that lead to shootings? Maybe just at least try to take a gander at these issues?
B: If a person goes into a packed movie theatre and throws smoke grenades and starts shooting, no one knows how many attackers there are and several are carrying firearms; this would surely result in utter chaos and a lot more dead people.
The problem is that these issues that lead to shootings would force people to come to terms with things that would affect them personally and challenge the very lifestyle of the middle and upper class in society, which is a thought they really don't like. Ironically, a lot of the most ardent supporters for gun ownership belong to a group that is at the bottom rung of the ladder and they can't even see that they're struggling within a structure which causes all these issues to begin with; they're basically petting the dog that keeps biting them.
