It seems that in the face of any disaster, a policy is brought fourth. It is natural to ensure that certain events are never repeated and any attempt to ensure the safety of people should be first and foremost. But the recent chain of mass shootings, in particular the shootings in Sandy Hook, CT. seem to be used as means to throw into the limelight calls for gun control.
I'd like to make it clear that I am not for or against gun control, I believe people have the right to own guns so long as they operate them responsibly, but it seems that every tragedy that involves guns is skewed to make it seem as if people are buying guns willy nilly and that because they are they pose a risk to the population.
It is amazing that in most cases, guns were obtained lawfully, they weren't bought on the streets or across the border, the were registered with the owner and bought with clean money. With that being said there would be a need to make tighter laws to restrict guns. Now if these perpetrators followed the rules and lawfully bought a gun what will stop them from doing it again? The only thing that could really stop someone would be some sort of psychological exam that they must pass but that would require them to see a doctor first and to require someone to do so would be unlawful in itself.
The problem isn't the laws. The problem is the fact that sometimes very very bad things happen and no matter how many laws we put in place it won't change the fact that these things are out of anyones real control.
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