MANY USE TRAGEDY TO CRITICIZE GUN LAWS
Even some foreign leaders used the opportunity to criticize gun laws. From USA Today: In Sydney, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday the university shooting in Virginia showed that America's "gun culture" was a negative force in society. (USA Today) An online ABC News poll asked “Do you think this incident is a reason to pass stricter gun control legislation?” By greater than two to one (as of this morning) respondents said “no.” (ABC News) But, the fact is, guns were not permitted on campus already. (WND) From the Washington Post Foreign Service: The Virginia Tech shootings received extensive news coverage around the world Monday, leading many to question how such violence could keep happening in the United States. In Britain, there was shock at the scale of the killings, but many people said they were not surprised, seeing the United States as a nation obsessed with guns, where firearms are easy to obtain. (Washington Post) A New York Times editorial begins “Yesterday’s mass shooting at Virginia Tech — the worst in American history — is another horrifying reminder that some of the gravest dangers Americans face come from killers at home armed with guns that are frighteningly easy to obtain.” (NY Times)
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If one other person in the building had had a gun, it is likely that a lot fewer people would have died.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, while being self-righteous over our "gun culture", should also explain how since his gun laws went into effect and 640,000-ish law abiding people have turned in their guns, crime has shot through the roof. Armed robbery alone is up 44%.
It is a tragedy what happened at VA Tech. It is a shame that the left is using this tragedy to push their gun control agenda quite literally before the bodies are even cold.
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