By now, you're all probably aware of the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus, in which by last count 22 people have died, making it the worst school shooting episode ever. Out of respect for those involved, I'll resist making a "Worst. Episode. Ever." joke.
But even more disturbing than the fact that a reference to Comic Book Guy is what I come up with in the face of tragedy, is that in response to the shootings, Bush has reaffirmed the right to bear arms.
Now, it seems to me that without the two legally-purchased 9mm guns the shooter was carrying, it would've been far harder to kill these 22 people. It would then seem to logically follow that an easy and efficient way to prevent future shootings would be to limit the general public's access to handguns.
But then again, that would violate the constitution. But not in the good way, like torturing people and not following a multitude of international laws that we've signed and ratified is violating the consitution, but in the bad way, like limiting the ability of crazy-ass idiots to buy all the handguns they want and then go about killing people for no reason would be.
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