Adding To The Dumb Hysterical Discussion

We'll talk about guns for a bit, I suppose, in our national discussion of the Newton tragedy.  The only big thing that is obvious to me:  there needs to be some better local systems for preventing guns - especially powerful guns - of getting into the hands of lunatics.  We know nothing of this shooter yet, but I'm sure we'll soon learn about warning signals and people who knew he was crazy and ordering assault rifles over the internet or something.  I don't imagine this would be a terribly difficult system to build, although like all things it could easily lead to abuse.  It seems rather dumb, in hindsight, when everyone who knows these shooters thinks to themselves "this guys is going to kill people soon" and there is no way to minimize the potential damage.

I don't think we want our 1st grade teachers carrying guns in the classroom.  People, I'm sure, have suggested this and anyone who has ever been in 1st grade knows this is not a good idea.

Likewise, we aren't getting rid of guns in America, nor should we.  The 2nd Amendment seemed pretty damn important to the Framers, and there is just no getting around it.  People who say the Framers didn't intend for assault rifles, etc, are basically just making shit up to support their cultural biases.

So, that's my addition to the incredibly stupid discussion the nation is having over the internet.