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Originally Posted by Azure
Its been proven many times that strict gun control does nothing but prohibit law abiding citizens from purchasing firearms. It might have kept this person from purchasing a firearm, but we really don't know that. He obviously went insane, but at the same time planned his rampage. At least that is what I'm getting from the news reports.
I own firearms, and use the safety. All of them are hunting rifles or shotguns. Should I be punished because somebody went insane? I don't think that's fair.
I'm not sure how you can prevent something like this, but I do know that more education and gun safety courses can prevent a lot of accidents. But a rampage? I'm not so sure. This guy was a med student. You don't get there without being smart.
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Also, just a note on this..... the masters engineering guy I knew who went out shooting, he did not go insane. I knew him quite well. I understand its unfair that you won't be allowed to own firearms, but it would have saved a few lives. The guns were not acquired on the street or anything like that, it was bought over the counter. Not sure what your priorities are... just my opinion, I think preventing this from happening a few times at the cost of livelihood is acceptable. I know some will disagree.