When tragic events like this happen the media starts the hype machine and people tend to react more often than not with emotion before fact, which is understandable. No matter which side of the fence you are on about gun control I think the majority agree that this was a horrible event and are angered by it. However once emotions settle we need to step back and start looking in to facts before making sweeping generalized statements. Gun control and crime is a complex issue and there is no clear cut answer to all the problems.
You don't have to be retired to take a few minutes out of your day and use
Google to do some quick research.
If you start reading the many articles in the Google search above you will see that the current consensus is more research is needed to come up with a more accurate answer to whether places with concealed firearm permits have more or less firearm related crimes. Current stats show neither an increase nor a decrease.
Registries are only one form of firearm control and I agree with you that they do not work for the very reason you have stated. Criminals are not going to register illegally obtained firearms. That leaves legal firearm owners to register their weapons and the majority of them do not cause problems. That is one of the reasons that the
Canadian goverment dismanteled the long-gun registry.
Luckily these types of mass murder shootings are rare. There are studies that show on a global scale that countries with stricter firearm control laws have less firearm related problems however like I said earlier there is not a clear cut answer to firearm control.
Here is an article that I think does a good job of being objective.
Fear mongering is not the answer to this problem, if you don't want to travel to the US that is your choice. Not once have I ever felt unsafe in my travels to the US and I've been to NYC, Chicago, Vegas, LA, Columbus, Indianapolis, etc. I'm not afraid because I'm not involved in criminal activity. How often is a murder that is being investigated on the "First 48" a completely random victim? Murder is a personal crime the majority of the time and the perpetrator is usually known to the victim. People don't usually kill people for no reason and that is why events like these mass shootings get so much attention and are so shocking. Anyway I encourge people to more research on the subject and you maybe surprised at what you find.
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