The shooter was clearly unstable on many different levels.
I'm sure certain gun laws will get a hard look due to this. Though frankly, I think the whole concept of gun ownership is a bit too deeply ingrained in our society for it to change that quick. Though some reform might not hurt...
Frankly I was more concerned, due to the fact that I am Asian, for some sort of ignorant racial backlash... :(
Yeah, sadly this tragedy will not lessen America's deeply entrenched love of guns. In a Slate article entitled "How Sorry are We?" the author writes "We value the lives of Mary Read, Ryan Clark, Leslie Sherman, and all the rest, but we value more their killer Cho Seung Hui's untrammeled right to purchase not only a Glock 19 and a Walther P22, but also the ammunition clips that, according to the April 18 Washington Post, would have been impossible to obtain legally had Congress not allowed President Clinton's assault-weapon ban to expire three years ago."
Also sad is the reality that that the killer being Asian might trigger hate crimes against Asians. Most of these crimes are committed by Caucasians, yet backlashes against angry white guys never happen.
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The shooter was clearly unstable on many different levels.
I'm sure certain gun laws will get a hard look due to this. Though frankly, I think the whole concept of gun ownership is a bit too deeply ingrained in our society for it to change that quick. Though some reform might not hurt...
Frankly I was more concerned, due to the fact that I am Asian, for some sort of ignorant racial backlash... :(
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Also sad is the reality that that the killer being Asian might trigger hate crimes against Asians. Most of these crimes are committed by Caucasians, yet backlashes against angry white guys never happen.
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