[what the fuck is wrong with this world] another one?

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/a-string-of-campus-gun-rampages/

Another appalling school shooting inside this country and as the article above touches on, yet another reason why there should be stricter gun control laws. The author posits the counter-argument that if gun control laws were looser, someone inside the classroom would have been armed and could have shot back at the aggressor.

Are you fucking kidding me? I am no gun control expert. I’m not aware of the rules and regulations of applying for or owning a gun. For all intents and purposes, I’m a normal guy with no police record and could probably walk down to the local Walmart with my driver’s license and pick up a rifle. And yet I have absolutely no urge to do so. Why? Because I dont want a fucking gun. Gun control laws could be repealed tomorrow and it wouldnt make a difference to me. Would it have made a difference to the victims in Dekalb? Possibly. But ask yourself, would you buy a gun if you could pick one up at the local convenient store? Would you then also bring this gun to class?

And who are these people who pugilistically defend the right to bear arms? The majority are the so called “social conservatives,” who want to minimize the controls the government imposes on the governed, but demand to be told what to watch and who they can marry. Another case of the pick and choose crowd, who interprets federal jurisdiction, when its convenient for them. These luddites fiercely hold onto a piece of legislation that is deemed antiquated by the rest of the modern world.

Leaders who attempt to strengthen gun control are lambasted by the conservative media, often citing that these laws only prevent law abiding citizens from obtaining firearms. True. But would the thought of confronting a lecture hall full of armed students have stopped this maniacal killer today? He was a man who clearly valued his life, who, after killing five and injuring sixteen, proceeded to take his own life.

The point is, there is little, if any, good reason against imposing stricter, if not altogether banning, the sell of firearms to the public. The victims today are not limited to the students of NIU, and the responsible party is not limited to the gunman. To be sure, the abolishment of the second amendment isnt going to make arms related crime disappear, but its a start.