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Originally Posted by Aleks
Its irrational when it boils down to something that looks scary, sounds scary, and your personal opinion is that of "I don't see a need for it, so nobody else should need it". Just because I don't like war doesn't mean I hate on a military. People have to begin to understand that first and foremost MURDER is ILLEGAL and that did nothing to demotivate the individual, possession of firearms in the theater was against the rules, that did nothing to stop this, possession of a firearm on your person without a carry permit is ILLEGAL and did nothing to dissuade this person, so what makes ANYBODY think that increasing restrictions on firearms would have done anything to stop this? There are a multitude of ways this person could have carried out this crime, none other than firearms seems to create this aire of chaos amongst people, and it does rests squarely on a lack of understanding and education
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I don't dislike guns, I dislike the idea that absolutely anyone can own a gun. And it isn't because they look scary and have loud sounds, it is because they shoot pieces of hot lead at extreme speeds that can then kill people.
Increasing the restrictions would make it difficult if not impossible for this guy to purchase a firearm - it puts up extra barriers in preventing people who are not mentally well from owning a firearm, which seems logical to me. The guy shouldn't have been able to purchase a firearm.
As for the chaos, I don't think you understand what that word means - debating firearm restrictions isn't chaotic at all... also it rests squarely on the fact that a guy just used a gun to kill 12 people and injure 59 more, to say that people aren't educated and that is why they dislike guns is a stupid argument.