Gun Debate Swirling Following School Shooting

One comment I read in relation to the Vick donation revolved around the gun debate. This individual said that if there were people at school with guns to defend themselves, the incident would've never occurred.

I've tried, for the life of me, to stay as close to the center as humanly possible on the gun debate. It's our second amendment right to own a gun, I know. But, I cannot agree that more guns equals less crime. What did the ownership of a couple guns result in this past week in Blacksburg, Virginia? The deaths of 33 people. Could people with guns have shot and killed the know famous gunman before he assailed his rampage? Yes, of course. But, let's look at this a little more closely, shall we?

How are the words guns and school most often associated with one another, especially over the past decade? School shootings. Most times, it seems that troubled and/or bullied kids let anger build up until the point of a psychotic shooting spree. Do we really think that more guns will be beneficial or will result in more school shootings and deaths?

Many times, I hear the argument, "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." Eh, people with guns kill people. While the gun doesn't fire itself, the person cannot fire a gun without, well, a gun. It's not rocket science. While it is our right to bear arms, troubled and psychotic individuals like the gunman in Blacksburg should not be guaranteed this right based solely on the second amendment. Just as the firing of Don Imus proved with with first amendment not being impenetrable, the same can be said of any amendment in the Constitution, and this includes the second. It's very unnerving to know that people such as the gunman in Blacksburg can just go out and purchase guns without any questions or obstacles whatsoever. Why do school shootings occur? Anger in the perpetrator of the assault is one factor. The other is the ownership of guns. School shootings can't be prevented if more guns are owned on campus. They can be prevented if psychopaths, like the gunman in Blacksburg, don't have access to them.