Markgway wrote:grim_tales wrote:Thomas Hamilton (the Dunblane shootist) had a gun - Government's answer = ban handguns. But the guy was also mentally ill (he had schizophrenia IIRC). If he hadn't had a gun, maybe people would have been hurt, but not as easily
The fact he wasn't in a fit mental state is important too. Guns do kill people, using the "It's a tool" logic, well, you should ban kitchen knives because people could take those and go and stab someone
If that sick fuck Thomas Hamilton hadn't had access to those (then legal) guns those children would still be alive today. Yes, you can kill with a knife, but you think he would've managed to butcher 26 kids before being stopped? The teachers would have had a chance to fight him off and the kids run away. With a bag of guns they had none. Knives can serve a purpose other than killing. What possible purpose to guns serve? The British government did something about guns after the massacre and took the correct stance by restricting the ownership of guns. If they had done nothing then maybe we would have seen a repeat from some other loon with a grudge?
I agree with the 'handguns/weapons should be banned' opinions, but you're wrong about these tragedies not happening anymore, or less severe.
Pretty much all of these schoolshootings have been premeditated.
As in: The murderer planned on killing as many people as possible in 1 go.
So since this was premeditated, and if they wouldnt have access to guns, they would NOT try it with a knife, but they'd go on the web and would learn how to make a bomb or multiple bombs. Very simple.
Banning handguns WOULD prevent people getting killed by accident (kids playing, guy's messing around, etc... and it would prevent people being murdered spontanious (guy says something about your mother/wife/whatever, you have a gun and a short fuse, and you blow him away. If you dont have the gun, you'll punch the guy and that's it.
So in those circumstances gun-control would prevent many deaths. But in the case of these school-tragedies, where these assholes are INTENT on killing as many people as possible, they would just find another way to reach their goal, as in making bombs or whatever.
It's sad to see idiots like Jack Thompson and Dr. Phil already blaming videogames again. The bodies of these students are barely dead or here these guys are already to take advantage of the drama to push their own personal agendas. Sick.