Quote:I find it hard to believe that some people would try to argue that if somebody wants to do harm to others that they won't find the means to do so. There are some sick people out there...they will always be there. Again, RIP to the departed...you didn't deserve to go so soon. But the sick individual who did this apparently didn't agree.

 

But if you follow that logic you could say that if one country wants to attack another country they could do so whether they have nuclear weapons or not, therefore, we should not try to control nuclear weapons.  

 

That said, in this country, there's no chance of getting any gun control legislation passed.   Therefore, the question we ought to take up is, is there any way to clamp down on these events.    And I don't see any way other than increased government surveillance and profiling of people who have a tendency to do these things.   It seems like an almost impossible task: track these lonely, isolated young men who have no friends and who have decided  to become racists or religious fanatics.   The only way to control these acts is to get into the business of trying to predict who might flip out before  they have flipped out.   It's like one of those dystopian  science fiction movies where the government is watching everyone.  More infringement  on our freedom.   More government  surveillance.   Will we do that?  Well, if the past few years have taught us anything, it's that most people seem to be okay with trading away their freedom for more (percieved) safety.  

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