Over the past couple of days everyone's been posting things about the Tech shooting. Each time I log into Myspace or the like, that's what 90% of the bulletins are about, but one of them caught my eye. The guy was ranting about how it's our right to bear arms for personal defense, but Glocks (reported to be the weapon used at said shooting) are overpowered for personal defense, etc. etc... you all know where this goes.
Also, apparently it's legal to buy Ouzis in Florida? O.o
The point of his argument was a way to stop this kind of thing from happening. Obviously it's stupid to believe outlawing the legal sell of these types of weapons would help, at all. It'd be about a worthless of a law as possible, due to our nifty Blackmarket. If you want it, you can get your hands on it. Period.
So, after dismissing that idea, I couldn't think of any possible idea that would help prevent such shootings? I mean how the hell could you? Make the punishment for illegal arms sells/arms related crimes = death, making it insanely harder to get your hands on a high powered weapon? I'm sure it would severely decrease shootings in America, but wouldn't affect the sociopaths AFTER got ahold of a gun, seeing as how they plan on dying/killing themself shortly after anyways. Also such harsh laws would never be accepted with todays pansyass PC outlook on everything.
If something as simple as that WERE implemented though, kids would just make homemade bombs with household supplies. Can't outlaw bleach (or whatever the hell's used to make them, talking out the **** there) >.<
Mass screening of American citizens to find out who needs to be locked away/helped? (heh.. yeah)
Is the world just this screwed up that there's absolutely no way to stop the decline of sanity, and we just need to accept this kind of sh'it as it comes? Most of you are pretty demented ****** so I figured you'd have interesting views on it.
Edited, Apr 20th 2007 2:13pm by Kaain