In the wake of another mass shooting in the US, this time at a screening of the new Batman movie, the debate over gun control has been re-ignited all over again.
Both presidential candidates were naturally magnanimous in offering their condolences and support to those affected, but both have been very careful to avoid being drawn into a gun control debate.
While there are strong opinions on both sides, surely the clinching argument is that with tighter regulations, the tragic sequence of events that occurred in Aurora could have been avoided.
The US government need to realise that guns are too widely available, and at present anyone can buy multiple guns and nobody bats an eyelid, which is how maniacs like James Holmes stock arsenals of weapons before going on to carry out their abhorrent acts.
Americans continually refer back to their constitutional right to bear arms, but surely a regulation written in 1789 can’t be considered relevant in 2012, the whole point of having laws is that they are updated to reflect the times.
Maybe now is the chance for the US government to make a much needed change so mass shootings by deranged individuals become a thing of the past.
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