For any American readers, I would like to remind you that I am a Canadian.
Last night (July 19th, 2012) a terrible tragedy happened in Aurora, Colorado. Twelve (as of the time of this post) people have died, and fifty nine more injured after a lone gunman opened fire in a theater showing a midnight screening of Batman: Dark Knight Rises.
James Eagen Holmes entered the theater, clad in S.W.A.T.-style body armor, wearing a gas mask and released a canister of gas (I do not know what kind, but presume it is simply a smoke-screen type gas). He then opened fire.
He was captured by police with little incident.
So how does one become armed to the teeth, with body armor, smoke-screens and all that? Quite simply, bad laws.
The United States of America is a nation built on many principles, including their "Right to Bear Arms." Now, I do not deny people the right to own a firearm, but there needs to be better laws in place.
We need to prevent incidents like this, like the columbine massacre, like the Virginia Tech Massacre, or many others. Stricter gun laws are definitely a place to start. Now I am not saying that people can't own guns, but guns need to be less accessable to just anyone. Teacing responsible gun ownership is good, but the United States has too many incidents with firearms for things to keep going on as they are.
The US needs better laws surrounding the ownership of a gun, and more controls for people who own guns. These incidents need to be curbed, as each successive generation is becoming more and more desensitized to violence.
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