Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3218619-20121215004047/@comment-3428312-20121224185536

I think you all seem to be overlooking the facts of this shooting, however. Mr Lanza had stolen the Guns from his Mother after he KILLED her. She had gotten the Guns completely legally, and Connecticut is rated 5th in the nation for Gun Control by the Brady Campaign. Gun Control would have done nothing in this case.

I think we all need to realize that there will always be other Lanza's, and disarming a population only makes them more vulnerable. Look at Britain for instance. After Dunblane, they inacted strict Gun Laws, but the violent-Gun crime rate shot up massively. Only lawful people buy Guns legally, while Criminals get them through illlegally means. Gun Control only makes you less safe, because now the entire population is sheep, and they are the wolves.

And by the way, the 2nd Amendment is NOT just for Hunting. The Founding Fathers often made quotes on the fact it was made to oppose tryanny should it ever gain a foothold in our Republic. No, it is not just for Hunting or Sports shooting, but an equalizer to defend our rights set forth by the Constitution of the United States of America.

Finally, everyone go look up the recent Oregon Shopping Mall shooting. The Gunman there was starting his ramapge, but was then confronted by a man using concealed carry. According to this man and other eyewitness, the Gunman spotted him, and then killed himself. Not considered if that man using his Right to Bear Arms hadn't been there? How many more would've died?

In the final equation, Gun Control just doesn't work.