31 dead in virginia

[nemaroller]

Learning C - Stick to one post.

My views are simple, I live in the Uk where guns are fairly rare. I've read alot about people saying they want to carry guns to defend themselves? Well doesnt this just esculate into I carry a gun you shoot me I shoot you blah blah and then your all dead? It seems a very 'caveman' approach. Prehaps I'm incorect but thats my view.

Also if you have a look at the number of school shootings in the US isnt that because guns are so avalible and carying one is just normal?

What we are seeing is an extreme incident where a person was obviously messed up in the head. But non the less he was able to obtain a couple of guns. Surley having the option for crazy people to get guns isnt the best way?

I offer sympothies for the people involved in this.

Pino

Well, I do not know one person that carries a gun on themselves. Most people in the US do not carry firearms. Even in States where concealed carry is legal, most public government buildings and just about every private business bans guns from their premises. So it's a rather inconvenient self-defence weapon to have while going about one's daily business. There are far more inexpensive and sufficiently effective self-defence weapons to choose from.

The real usefulness of a gun is for self-defence in protecting your home from intruders. If the burglar has a handgun, you will be immediately disadvantaged. That should not be the case and therefore I would never support a law that disadvantaged a homeowner from protecting their property. (publicized case in point: http://dynamic.cnn.com/apps/tp/video.../video.ws.asx? )

The Virgina Tech shooting was a failure in the system. Why this individual's background check came clean when he was sent for mental treatment previously is beyond me. Hopefully, that will be something that will be remediated.