Although I am a proponent for the possession of handguns and self-defense, I also believe that there should be tougher restrictions on the possession and sale of firearms and quantity of ammo as well as where you can bring weapons. Unfortunately, the NRA has quite the solid grip on current gun laws via the 2nd Amendment, making it near impossible to restrict guns any further. Never mind the fact that we are in Texas, where gun ownership is a way of life and conservative views are rampant.
Despite all this, even if we did somehow manage restrict gun laws, no matter what we do, as long as guns exist, tragedies will still occur. You can do all the psychological evaluation you want, people will still get ahold of guns one way or another. Just look at James Holmes, a smart, "sane" individual before the incident, up until something made him snap.
My point is that even though we may not be able to prevent all gun violence, we can be smart about it as well as diminishing the chance of another massacre.
http://daniellesmith2.blogspot.com/2012/07/preventing-massacre.html
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