Gun control

Thank you for responding! "I don't think anybody "pretends" to feel bad about these things, or "pretends" that they think mass murders are horrible things. And if anybody does, certainly not ALL of us would agree." I know that we all genuinely feel bad. I'm not denying that. I was just exaggerating the point that we're letting these things happen, but we're not doing anything to fix it. According to Einstein, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. So we're sitting here and seeing all these massacres, and not doing anything to prevent them from happening again. This is insanity. "Many people have been denied tenure without shooting anybody. According to your statement, we only need to make changes if every time somebody is denied tenure, and many people have been denied tenure without being shot. Therefore, we need to make no changes." Tell that to the parents of the people shot in Alabama, and Ft. Hood, and Columbine, and VA Tech. I know that not everyone will do that, but my point is that it can happen. Because this woman was denied tenure, 3 people died. So, my argument is valid. I wasn't trying to say that you WOULD be shot if you denied someone tenure, I was trying to illustrate that it can and does happen. "The popular statement, guns kill people. Obviously, people kill people. If a gun was sitting all by itself on the counter, would it have the ability to kill anybody?" Gah! I have heard that argument from every single person I've debated gun control with. The truth is, it's technically true, but it's a logical fallacy. See, people kill people with guns. Not to say that guns are the only way to kill someone, it would be foolish to say that, but they're the easiest and quickest way to kill a lot of people with something that you can legally own. People kill people with guns. You don't hear about mass stabbings. You don't hear about mass disembowelings. Almost all mass murders are shootings. People kill people with guns. And the "people kill people" argument really begs the question: if you don't trust people (which you shouldn't, if they kill people), then why would you give them guns to kill people with? People kill people with guns. People would kill people with bombs too, but those are illegal. Guns and bombs are really the only things that can be used for mass murder, and bombs are illegal for the general population. But we can all carry guns around, and in some states we can even hide them in our pocket, pop it out whenever we want, and shoot 12 people. That's crazy. People kill people with guns. It really doesn't make any sense that we want people to be carrying around these things that can kill a person at the pull of a trigger. And, just in case I haven't made myself clear enough, I just want to say that people kill people with guns. Before you post your next argument, I'd just like for you to think about this. What if someone you know was in Alabama, or Ft. Hood, or VA Tech, or Columbine. If the shooter didn't have a gun, their life would have been saved. I know it would be the shooter's fault, but they can't do it (at least with nearly the effectiveness) without a gun. You know, one thing I often consider is this (and you may or may not of heard this before): People kill people with guns. I'm eagerly awaiting your response!