Dont you think you need more strict gun laws with all the kids killing others?

Question

If guns werent so easily obtained would kids suddenly take a turn and kill innocent people?

The gun that the killer recently used belonged to his stepfather. The problem is that the very ill, the mentally ill are not being properly tended to. The gun was in the hands of his step father. Why would his step father even own a gun?

Brad the easy way people get guns in the US are the problem Why in Canada is our crime rate way way below yours? Because each and every person doesnt have the "right" to arm themselves. That guy that just went on his rampage got the gun from his stepfather. Now the stepfather may be mentally stable but he gave the gun to the kid knowing he wasnt. That is the issue here. And if you arm yourself against an intruder and kill them do you not have to go to prison for it. And the silliness of having a gun to possibly going after the government well thats hogwash, you would be riddled with bullets before you got your silly gun off the shelf. Get the guns out of the hands of the people. I am against guns..guns kill. My cousin accidentily killed his brother playing with his fathers gun. Not smart. Stricter gun laws are needed..too many nutballs out there. Look at this guy in Texas the old man with a gun,,went next door and killed these two unharmed men robbing his neighbour. The men were not

armed. Yes they should have been robbing but what right has he got to take the law into his own hands? Crazy.

Answer 1

Gun laws would definitely curtail some of this ridiculous violence. It's crazy what these kids are doing and someone needs to address the situation politically.

Answer 2

I don't know if stricter gun laws are needed but I do think that the privacy laws need to be revised. They may be intended to protect people who may otherwise be unfairly viewed and treated, such as mentally ill people, but in protecting these people's privacy, innocent people are potentially jeopardized. Certain circumstances should automatically prevent someone from being able to get a gun-a history of drug abuse, alcoholism, mental illness, prior violence, developmental disabilities ( especially mental retardation)-as main examples. I'm quite certain that this would be seen as discrimination by some, but the fact is that not everyone is stacked with a full deck and this needs to be taken into consideration so that society can be safe. If Seung Hui Cho ( Virginia Tech shooter) had not been protected by the privacy laws, chances are he wouldn't have even been enrolled in that school in the first place, far less to have had a chance to get a gun or kill so many people. Thought provoking, isn't it?

Answer 3

Ridiculous argument. Guns have been available for hundred of years yet kids didnt routinely go out and shoot others before. The media covers these events and in a way glorifies them by giving the killer noteriety. Did you notice that this last loser left a note saying that now he'd be famous??? The media should NOT give as much attention to this events. We also need to stop babying our kids. It used to be a bully would eventually get beaten up and things were kosher but now, every little thing warrants trips to the school counsellor and assemblies on being nice. Kids cant handle being called a name even once without it being turned into a life ending situation and it is our fault because we coddle them.
Also, if good citizens happened to have been armed, someone could shoot these POS before they kill so many

Answer 4

Guns don't kill people. People kill People. The guns are just the tool used. What about knives, pocket knives, switch blades, your own fists? All are weapons capable of killing! Making more laws is not the answer. It's educating those that buy their guns legally about keeping them completely out of sight of any children and basically NEVER telling the children that they even own a gun. Keeps the childs coureosity down. If you make more guns laws then all weapons need to be included.
But if a mentally ill person really wants to kill, they will find a way, legal or illegal. That's the sickness. Maybe if our healthcare system wasn't so screwed up, these people would be able to have affordable care BEFORE it got to the point of killing!

Answer 5

No, because most guns used in crimes aren't legally purchased. When a crime happens involving a gun, all recent legal gun purchases are usually checked. Criminals that know this will avoid buying guns legally for that reason. They acquire one from the black market, or get a friend to make a straw purchase for them. Clamping down on legal gun sales has typically not decreased gun related crime, and in extreme instances can increase it if it the criminals know the population is less likely to be able to defend itself.

Answer 6

Your question is really a moot point. By and large those who commit gun crimes aren't purchasing their firearms legally. The only thing tougher gun laws do is impose more restrictions on law abiding citizens.

More to the point, we can pass all the gun laws we want, but we will never be able to regulate how people will use them, even if they are purchased legally.

Answer 7

Absolutely not. Do you really think that gun laws work? We have layer upon layer of gun laws already and the only people that find it easy to get guns are criminals. There is no question that it is difficult to stop someone who is bent on destroying himself or herself and taking others as well. The answer is not to take guns away from law abiding citizens. If more citizens in that mall in Omaha had been armed, someone could have stopped that person from killing.

Do you really trust the government that cannot even keep lead out of our children's toys to protect you? The first step to tyranny is ALWAYS to disarm the populace.

Answer 8

Is your idea no guns will keep kids from getting them>What laws that aren't already on the books would you want>If guns are outlawed than only outlaws will have them>There will always be guns>education of the use of them and more concealed license to carry as some 1 could of tryed to stop him if they were carrying>Just my though> I have been carrying for yrs>Think safety first>

Answer 9

Yes, but let me clarify. I'm not a gun control nut, I will never give up my guns. In states where conceal and carry laws are in effect, someone would be mighty cautious about walking in somewhere and start shooting. So taking our guns is not the answer. But on the other hand, I don't mind waiting three days for a background check. I don't mind registering my guns or me for that matter. When our 2nd Amendment was written, the only guns available were flint lock, muzzle loaders. Guns have evolved drastically down through the years, but the laws haven't. It compares to never changing traffic laws from the horse and buggy days. Cars evolved, so did the law. I don't know the answers and there are acceptions to every instance. I'm registered to carry, and registered to carry concealed. I only carry concealed when I go to one of our big cities. I teach my kids to shoot, gun safety, and resonsibility. When you say gun regulation in America, it's like hitting a hornets nest with a ball bat. Us gun owners are afraid that they will go to the extreme. The Leftie's and the ACLU are prejudice about who's people's rights they will fight for. We've seen that they will fight for people's right's not to believe, but do nothing for the people's right to believe. We are afraid that if they get their foot in the door on regulating guns, they won't do nothing to protect the law abiding citizens right to own one.

Answer 10

I think we need to start putting the parents up on charges for failing to raise their children properly when these incidents occur -- gun control only stops law abiding people from getting guns not the criminals and kooks. How many law abiding people are in a mall shooting people?
This kid was a ward of the state -- his parents FAILED to raise him properly and then dumped him when he became to hard to handle. Children are not dogs you give away when they aren't housebroken!

If parents in this country were held to a higher standard and level of accountability for the actions of their children we would have less crime.