After todays tragedy in America should the gun laws finaly be revised?

Answer 1

dident see news what happend?

Answer 2

Yes, we should finally abandon Victim Disarmament. If it weren't for VD, we wouldn't have seen Columbine, 9-11, or today's tragedy at Virginia Tech.

If it weren't for the law prohibiting teachers from carrying guns, somebody would have shot the 2 psychos at Columbine before they could do much damage (and who could say they wouldn't have deserved it?). If it weren't for the law prohibiting pilots from carrying guns in the cockpit, the terrorists would have been butchered on 9-11, if they even decided to try it at all (they were actually shocked when they found out how defenseless airplanes are). Nobody would have died on 9-11 except the terrorists. Were it not for the defeat of a law last year that would have granted Virginia Tech students the right to carry guns in their dorms, the shooter today would have been killed without anywhere near as much harm (and he would have deserved it).

It is only right that we let people who are being threatened by criminals shoot their criminals. That would be a great deterrent against crime. While a thief that gets away would have to pay restitution, a thief in the night would risk being killed. Maybe then we'd finally put a stop to crimes.

The police officers are not around to protect people at all times, so it is important that we respect the right to self-defense or people will get killed behind the cops' backs.

Answer 3

I keep hearing people talk about the 'right to bear arms'. What about the right to feel protected by a Government that is so intent on recovering so called 'weapons' from other countries? Why not get rid of the mass weapons that are currently in America, being used by often Americans themselves to kill other Americans? As an Aussie I can tell you, we look at America each time one of these tragedies happens and really wonder how nothing is done about it. I can tell you without a doubt in my mind that if that student had not been able to obtain a gun so easily, he would have not done so much damage with a knife or sword.

Answer 4

If those people were armed they would have had the chance to fight back or there wouldn't have been the tragedy in the first place. The problem can't be guns. When I went to school everyone including the Principal had a shotgun or a rifle and carried knife. We never had any trouble. We need to find out what changed and fix it.

Answer 5

Your question is the same that was asked after the shooting at Columbine High School. The shooters in that case had VIOLATED something like 16 laws. What difference could more or different laws have possibly made? No law has EVER prevented any crime. Punishment may help, but it the criminal expects to die, NOTHING can stop them.

Answer 6

Why, a home made explosive could do the same thing. You can't eliminate the motive and the intelligence and resources are out there for numerous items to be construed to be used as a weapon that can do mass harm. Look at Molotov cocktails, pipebombs, etc.

Answer 7

Yes, but I'm not sure if they will be as it is in the Constitution that each American has the right to bear arms.

And as far as i can see this is the back bone for American ideology and to challenge this would challenge other aspects of American life.

The more likely plan of action the Americans will do is to put more metal detectors in schools, making education more like prison.

Answer 8

America should read the "English Persons Guide To Being English" (whatever that is.) and then read "The Top Ten Gun Crimes In English History." Because they would quickly find find out that the Number One would be "Someone threw a gun a someone." lol. One should not laugh at ones own jokes.

Btw If this offends anyone it is unintentional. Muahahaha.

Answer 9

YES, every anti-gun law since the gun control act of 1968 should be abolished. 25,000 stupid gun laws and still this happens. It's a quagmire, we need to pull out and admit we cannot win the war on gun violence.

Answer 10

Personally, I dont see what gun laws in America has to do with us. Its their business and I dont see why we should be bothered each time some nut blows away a few of HIS countrymen

Answer 11

What tradegy ... a few local kids get shot and killed ... This is happening everyday in Iraq to Americans (and Iraqi's) but you ignore it.

America has more guns than people. Guns are made only to kill so logical solution is you will keep murdering your own people as you have from the day you became America.

Truth hurts.

PS: And why did he do it ...... Because he can