08-06-2012, 02:12 AM
(08-05-2012, 05:07 PM)username Wrote: SS, serious question. Do you see this as some effort again towards gun control/disarming citizens?
Serious answer. No, it doesn't strike me like that. That said, I haven't read any details, only heard TV news.
I do agree that there are some people who just flip out, all on their own, and do bad things. I just also think that not all mass shootings are that.
I heard this guy had some 9⁄11 tattoo so maybe he got Sikhs mixed up with Arab Muslims.
I also want to make clear that even though I support the Bill of Rights and the right bear arms, I don't like guns, have never owned one, have been a vegetarian all of my adult life, and abhor violence of all kinds, including hunting and the killing of animals. So, just because I understand the concept of a well armed population being the best deterrent to a tyrannical government (or a home invader), I hate that violence is a reality in our world. I would agree to gun control if governments were TOTALLY disarmed first.