But what exactly is a sensible gun law? Should the government limit the magazine capacity to 10 rounds and rid the world of 30 round magazines? That wouldn't make much of a difference, I've tried and will have actual video in the upcoming week of how much of a difference in time that it takes to fire 30 rounds from1 magazine compared to 30 rounds from 3 10 round magazines. I've tried this before and the difference is less than 5 seconds. Should we have more intense background checks? Connecticut has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, yet this psycho still managed to steal guns and commit a horrific act. Funny thing about any kind of law, the criminals don't really pay attention to them.
The plain and simple facts are that the guns aren't the problem. They never have been, they are simply the chosen tool. In China, last week, there was a similar massacre on children that was carried out with just a simple knife. And another in China in 2010 that was arguably one of the worst attacks on school age children ever. Almost 20 killed and over 50 wounded. Again, the guns are not the problem, perhaps if Adam Lanza had been properly evaluated, and mental hospitals were still available, then this tragedy may have never been carried out. But it was, and everyone's emotions are running high at this time looking for something to blame.
Why should the law-abiding citizens that are expressing a Right to Bear Arms, guaranteed by the United States Constitution, have to suffer and be punished for something that a psychotic murderer perpetrated. That would be like punishing your child for something the neighbor's kid did. It doesn't make much sense, does it?
- I have met many pleasant Austinites who are not stereotypical angry liberals, and Austin certainly does have a pro-gun element to their community. My experience is that Austin has a blend of political diversity with a more left-sided bias which is natural for college towns. No big deal. Texas is a huge state with plenty of room for one "liberal" town.
