WE: After school shooting in Connecticut, Piers Morgan blasts America’s ‘gun madness’

[Park City Skins]

http://washingtonexaminer.com/after-...2#.UMt1WbteiRg

CNN’s Piers Morgan again called for more gun control after news broke this afternoon about another shooting – this time at a school in Connecticut.

According to state officials over a dozen people were killed at an elementary school in Newtown Connecticut, including children.

“Another day, another horrific shooting,” Morgan wrote on Twitter. “America’s gun culture has to change.”

“When will America deal with its gun madness?” Morgan asked, referring to the multiple shootings occurring within the United States this year.

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Okay. Have it.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I just want to point out that it appears that these recent mass shootings have mostly been perpetrated by individuals who acquired their weapons legally. I could be wrong (and I will edit this if I am), but I believe the Virginia Tech, Arizona, and Colorado shootings were all carried out by people who should have been flagged in a database somewhere. That's pretty damning to the current system.

[STBonecrusher21]

Im all for a ban. Complete and all-out ban.

Enough is enough.

[nuposse87]

The right to bear arms isn't the issue, its the regulation and issuing of said arms that seems rather idiotic to me. Unless you live in a war zone...why does one need a bullet proof vest, or multiple fire arms for that matter? Would limiting it to one gun per person solve anything? I don't know I'm just thinking out loud and trying to make sense of the senseless :/

[Mr. Sinister]

Personally, I think that there's a chance that if the people who perpetrated these shootings weren't able to pretty much walk into a place and get a gun, that they may not have murdered all of those people, but nobody really knows that. With just an outright ban of guns, that won't stop the possibility of something like this.

It's not a bad place to start though.

[County1883]

Americans may argue about whether their country is dominated by a pro-gun culture. But this much is certain, attested to by the Newtown school shooting: It is far too easy in America for a sick mind to find a gun and use it.

Enough said.

[armstrong001]

The right to bear arms isn't the issue, its the regulation and issuing of said arms that seems rather idiotic to me. Unless you live in a war zone...why does one need a bullet proof vest, or multiple fire arms for that matter? Would limiting it to one gun per person solve anything? I don't know I'm just thinking out loud and trying to make sense of the senseless :/

Why do people have more than one of anything? Because they do different things. I own multiple firearms, and they are all good for different purposes. Of course, none of them have ever been used to kill a person.

[Duckus]

We are so behind as a society. From twitter:

German Police fired less bullets in 2011 than the shooter likely fired today http://t.co/QuhPgA0x

[NAZology]

Create a government agency whose job it is to strictly monitor all guns. Any gun manufactured needs to have GPS and other technology allowing the gun to be monitored by this agency at all times. If the gun moves from your basement to your bedroom, they know.

If you are a hunter or sportsman, you log into this government agencies website prior to exiting your home, you notify them where you are going to hunt, the guns you are bringing, the route you are taking. If you skew from that route, they notify the authorities to detain you.

If each gun had some type of technology associated to it and could be tracked, it may assist in avoiding these circumstances. The second this kid left his house with the guns, the agency would know the guns are on the move, loaded, etc... and they could get someone to stop this guy.

This may not be the answer, but I am trying.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Personally, I think that there's a chance that if the people who perpetrated these shootings weren't able to pretty much walk into a place and get a gun, that they may not have murdered all of those people, but nobody really knows that. With just an outright ban of guns, that won't stop the possibility of something like this.

It's not a bad place to start though.

No one knows...you're right. But it's logical to say it would have made it much tougher on them.

[armstrong001]

Personally, I think that there's a chance that if the people who perpetrated these shootings weren't able to pretty much walk into a place and get a gun, that they may not have murdered all of those people, but nobody really knows that. With just an outright ban of guns, that won't stop the possibility of something like this.

It's not a bad place to start though.

So you're ok with confiscating property of tens of millions of people because of what a handfull of people have done? And that's just a good place to start?

[nuposse87]

Why do people have more than one of anything? Because they do different things. I own multiple firearms, and they are all good for different purposes. Of course, none of them have ever been used to kill a person.

Is your multiple possession of firearms because of some practical purpose or recreational? I understand if it has some practical purpose (like hunting or something)...but if people own multiple guns just for the sake of owning multiple guns...I'm not so sure that's necessary in society.

[skinsfan07]

Im all for a ban. Complete and all-out ban.

Enough is enough.

right there with ya brother.

[Stugein]

Disarming innocents does not protect innocents.

[armstrong001]

Is your multiple possession of firearms because of some practical purpose or recreational? I understand if it has some practical purpose (like hunting or something)...but if people own multiple guns just for the sake of owning multiple guns...I'm not so sure that's necessary in society.

Both. I enjoy putting holes in paper. I also like to hunt. I also like to be able to defend myself and family. I also like to collect ones that are historically significant. If a person doesn't use them illegally, what does it really matter what purpose a person owns them for? There are a lot of things that aren't "necessary" in society, but we don't try to ban unnecessary things because they might be used by a handful of people to hurt others.