Tom (and Charles) - You are right. Psychopaths won't be stopped by longer jail term kind of scare. They probably don't care or think that far, otherwise they would not get out there and shoot at innocent people.
Not the type you are thinking of, but cutting the easy access of guns.
It is so obvious. That is the big problem in America. So yes, more laws will put an end to it, or drop these unnecessary deaths by huge margin, trust me. It is proven. Just look around. That is how things are in other countries.
We keep seeing more and more of the same tragic events and the solution is easy. It never gets solved because NRA puts in tons of money to stay in business no matter what how many accidents happen.
You don't need guns. There are no Indians or wild animals trying to harm you like it was the case way back in time. Time change, things change, and rules change as well. It should change, but boy, aren't they persistent!
America is the only country where you see this kind of gun accidents among major developed or decent countries.
Western European countries (sure sometimes Islam extremists "bring in" weapon and do harm on Jewish community on rare occasions, nothing like America), Japan, South Korea where I'm from,,, you just don't hear about this kind of gun stories. Do you know why? Because basically no one sells or buys guns. You just don't need them.
People saying how you have to protect yourself by having private guns are delusional. That's why we have military and police to protect us. For the most part, they do great job in keeping us safe, too.
Little boy playing with parents' gun laying around the table, picking it up and shooting his brother or friend, young men going into a threater, school campus and shoot at people? These never happen in the countries I mentioned above.
Some people need to wake up and start thinking.
I again, mostly blame NRA and their dirty tactics and some politicians who back them.
Change the current situation where it is so easy to get a gun in this country. That's the only way. Until then, this gun shooting American craziness will never stop.
