> > > 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.
Crap, just saw that in another reply. Sorry.
> 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.
This is also true.
I know it's not as simple as "keep guns away from crazy people", but there really need to be better laws in place.