There are 312,000,000 people in the U.S.
Think about that for a second. Three hundred and twelve MILLION people.
What are the chances one of them is f'd up beyond comprehension and will do evil things? I'd say the chances are pretty high. Do you think the chances of a psychopath are 1 in 312,000,000? No, the real numbers are much higher. You can not legislate behavior. You can not legislate mental deficieny. You can not legislate evil.
This whiplash reaction to "ZOMG ban all teh guns for the sweet baby jesus!" is foolhardy and reactionary.
Evil exists in this world and you can't stop it with laws. This is a terrible, gut wrenching, sickening, soul scarring tragedy, but no laws enacted can prevent it. It would have been carried out one way or another. People are angry and feel helpless, so they lash out at what they *think* they can control, which is firearms. The fact is, evil , if determined enough, will find a way, and that scares the shit out of everyone.
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