12-15-2012, 03:14 PM
(12-15-2012, 01:34 PM)Nomad25055 Wrote: Greetings. So Lurkers, what do you think? How would the anti gun push affect you and your friends or family? What is your opinion on the situation?
Nomad
As I said before, (also in last thread a few weeks ago that moved towards the topic of guns) I can reallly understand why people are pro guns, and I respect it but more guns in a society means more victims. So from a personal point of view I like the idea that you are giving the option to defend yourself using a gun, but when looking at society as a whole it is a negative thing. (so it is a question of two liberties against eachother).
But as you said, I also agree with the fact that guns were not the cause here.
First things like this can always happen when you have mentally unstable persons like this.....no-one can see this coming most of the time. However what I see in Holland where since 20 years our more social society is becoming a more and more individual society is that there is not enough money for social and psychological support of people with serious mental problems. With good support and registration you will be able to minimize (not prevent completely of course) the occurence of these kinds of things.
For the rest....well there are of course now words for something like this being it in China, the US or whereever. I really feel bad for the children, parents and other people there in Connecticut.