[Aquinasfan]

But what is not clear is how many people might have been killed by guns after minor traffic accidents, fights over women, normal violent behavior at school, if a lot of kids had guns readily available. I’m not saying there is ANY evidence that having guns available WOULD lead to them being used in these other situations, just that it is not without merit to think about it.

It's possible; maybe even probable. But then again, the people who are most likely to shoot someone in these situations probably already own an illegal handgun.

I'm very concerned about a Beslan situation here in the U.S., and the only effective way to prevent it or to minimize the casualties is by allowing adults to carry.

[ken5050]

What is really starting to make me mad, is how, 24 hours after the event, the name of the shooter hasn’t been released as yet. if we really don’t know who he is, haven’t been able to identify him with the complete and total resources of all US law enforcement and security agencies working on it...then we might as well surrender to OBL now and bring the troops home..