But that has nothing to do with Gun Laws. I am a Indian and on a green card in US. I firmly support the gun laws in US. For all those who don't know: (1)Virginia Tech is a "Gun Free" zone. 32 people died precisely because no one else had gun on them. If students and professors were allowed to carry guns then the maniac would have been shot after 2 fatalities. (2) Virginia does have a system of background checks. And Choe was issued a gun after required background check. His past record was clean. (3) There is specific clause where gun ownership can be denied to people who have been diagnosed with mental illness. Although, people are talking about his mental situation there was nothing in his record which says he was interned into a mental institution. Without any records no one can say a person is mentally unstable. I as a tax payer in US and who believes in Gun Ownership by law abiding citizen strongly object to people using this incidence to raise emotions.
RE:What ever happened is bad
by wesley juin on Apr 19, 2007 08:09 AM Permalink
2 or 30 doesnt matter. it still would have been an tragedy! you sound like you'd be happy if only 2 people had died! carrying arms is no solution for this..i wouldnt feel comfortable to be in a place where everyone carries a gun on his/her person albeit for self defense. when wal-marts sell them everywhere, no laws/clauses/back ground checks would be sufficient. i also believe the US is setting bad precedent to other countries with its liberal laws.
RE:What ever happened is bad
by Antoni D'souza on Apr 19, 2007 09:10 AM Permalink
I am extemely saddened to hear your opinion about the gun laws. As a person working in the busy emergency rooms of suburban New york, I have seen the perils of these guns make on the lives of innocent people.On every shift, I see people either killed or paralysed with no fault of theirs.
Heart ache of the parents and relatives is tremondous and un-bearable.
I think it is one of the worst stupidities of US policy about guns, which need to be changed immediately- so that I will not see another mother's cry and heart ache one more time!
It does not seem like Shantanu Bapat has any first hand experience directly or indirectly about it. Don't support eveything what US does blindly!!
And don't use this forum to support your opinion about guns in this forum!!
Some how always the law abiding people do not carry and do not need guns.
RE:What ever happened is bad
by Shreyash Shukla on Apr 19, 2007 08:55 AM Permalink
Right now i am not thinking about what the laws are and what the laws will be in future. Right now i am only concerned about an aspiring life has ended for no reason. Any law which cannot protect the innocent and takes their life instead is a failure as simple and straight as it is.
