They always say that. They said this after the awful shooting in Tucson. However, Arizona has amongst the laxest gun laws in the world. Three people WERE packing. One pulled his gun only to realize he'd nearly shot a rescue worker and the other two never thought to go for their guns. Most likely, as the scene was chaotic, there would have been more wounds and maybe more death among the victims.
It's the wrong answer, always has been. People say these things in order to assure themselves such an awful horror could never have happened to them. And it's always false comfort, complete bullshit.
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Date: 2012-07-21 02:17 am (UTC)It's the wrong answer, always has been. People say these things in order to assure themselves such an awful horror could never have happened to them. And it's always false comfort, complete bullshit.