US President Barack Obama has met senior officials to discuss how to respond to Friday’s horrific school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults died.
The White House said curbing gun violence was a “complex” problem that required a comprehensive solution.
“We can't tolerate this anymore,” Mr Obama said. “These tragedies must end and to end them we must change.”
Democrats have been reluctant to pursue gun control legislation, but that there are signs that fear could be abating, with two pro-gun senators calling for changes.
This is further backed up by the call for a national debate on curbing gun violence by the gun lobby.
Maybe this time the rhetoric will lead to action being taken and real changes being brought about, so incidents like the Newtown shootings will act as a constant reminder as to why gun laws were changed and stricter regulations were introduced.
It is disturbing that the shooting of 20 kids and six adults is the catalyst for the change in attitude and hopefully the change in law but, if this is just history repeating itself where it’s all talk and no action, the question has to be asked what would it take for laws on gun control in the US to be changed.
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