the issue is to determine what it is they should be acting upon.
If they are capable of acting it will not be because they know, understand the problem and are taking action(s) to be sure it does not happen again.
The government has shown time and again they will not do ANYTHING that will go against their re-election. Period!
If they cannot agree to stop spending money they do not have how in the world does any thinking person believe they will be capable of doing anything about tragedieis like the recent one in CT?
Let's just go along for a moment that all those who are against gunds and or think that gun controls will prevent such tragedies. So now all congress has to do is determine and agree on which kinds of guns should be controlled or out lawed. Auto? Semi auto? Any gun that can be fired rapidly? 20 shot magazine? 12? 10? Domestic only? Foreign ? Ammo? calibers?
If anybody thinks our congress will magically find a way to solve the problem....I am waiting to hear what that might sound like.
Guns are nothing more than another political lightning rod that will be controversial forever just like all other partisan issues....infortunately.
What I want to know is what is going to be done to root out the cause of the tragedy? What did this young man do? why? who knew? who knew and in our current society would not come forward to do something about it?
Several other posts refer to the society of today and our attitudes as the real problem. The notion of "not in my back yard"......"dare not say something for fear of offending some one".....eliminate the role political correctness (
....happens every time I say the words).....bring back discipline. AND since none of this is going to happen....it is much easier to go after the guns. And I use the term easier.....we shall see.
As I have said and figmo bohica and others....it starts by looking in the mirror and demanding change......it is high time for our society to take a step back to a time when many of the ills of today just simply would not be allowed.
Then and only then will there be a possibility to prevent another tragedy like CT.
btk