Is Now the Time to Talk Gun Control?
Does the massacre at Newtown, CT, signal the need for a political debate on gun regulations?
Before officials had even held their first press conference Friday, Facebook was abuzz with status updates about the Newtown, CT, massacre. The statuses were split between those sending their condolences and those asking if the country would finally deal with the issue of gun control. Some fought back, asking for respect and mourning before political debate began. Others remained fierce in their belief that stricter gun control regulations would have prevented such a mass killing, saying the victims were shot multiple times and with semi-automatic weapons, according to Fox News. The guns were not illegal and were, in fact, owned by the shooter's mother. Among them were a semi-automatic .223 caliber bushmaster rifle and two handguns. Those …
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Jeffrey Tanner
3:55 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
I don't want Education to become the center topic of this issue; No one would blame the mother or child or the fact she's teaching young children while her son opened fire at her place of Business .... The NRA isn't blaming the President nor should they. They'd be better of conceding and helping "US" find domestic tranquility and equal justice. more ›