Your second amendment rights are getting in the way of our rights.

[ethereal1]

53. Why not figure out what compelled this guy to engage in this despicable act?

First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers continue for the families, friends and victims of this tragedy.

I own guns, and I hunt, but I always struggle with the immediate knee-jerk reaction to use a horrific act such as this as an opportunity to strip away American citizens' rights afforded under the 2nd Amendment.

Instead, I would hope we can explore what caused this savage to commit this act of terrorism and work to create programs which will address the clear mental/emotional issues which will ultimately be discovered.

I sincerely believe, based on the initial reports of his level of education and field of study that were guns not available to him, he would have used many of the improvised explosive devices her had prepared back at his apartment. I mean, does any sensible person believe he would make the decision to attack his fellow citizens and then say "you know what, guns are illegal, so I don't want to break the law by taking a gun into that movie theater"?

Unfortunately the world is in a constant state of chaos because humans roam the Earth. The fact that there has never been a persistent period of world peace in the annuls of history should alert us to the fact that these evil men will always find a way to carry out their despicable acts.

I know I am new here, but I stopped in to get a sense of the collective responses of the various groups/organizations/parties as we struggle as a Nation to come to grips with the horrific acts of one crazed man.

Thanks,

Ethereal1