> > Couple of my liberal friends on Facebook are already asking for it. > > Well since giving crazies like that guy free access to guns isn't changing things, > maybe adding something like mandatory background checks and / or psychological tests > could help keep the killings at bay while allowing responsible people to own guns.
Well they weren't his guns - they belonged to his mother. Background check wouldn't have helped. The thing is, if you have that lots of guns in the community, it's easier for crazies to get hold of some of them. It's also easier for someone having a bad day to snap and shoot someone rather than just snap and punch them.