The cultural implications and the history of the debate, for instance, speak to a mistrust on both sides, implying that it is perhaps time to consider multiple voices and perspectives. The media has been provided with some details on Holmes’ massive collection of arsenal, and the debate has only intensified in the last few days.
This may be true, but the fact remains that stricter laws would have prevented him from getting hold of the guns and the huge amounts of ammunition as easily as he did in the first place. However, as has been said in the media, gun control laws cannot control an alleged psychotic from committing mass murder. While deeming his ownership to be legitimate, the media has also pointed to the fact that his mental state was called into question when he was rejected from a gun club that he applied to for membership, on account of his bizarre voicemail greeting that suggested an unstable frame of mind. Much has been said about Holmes’ possession of the sophisticated guns that were used in the massacre. Obviously, this might not be the best time to make comparisons to Canada, since we are dealing with our own mass tragedies caused by gun violence. and Canada, leading to the “suggestive” conclusion that stricter gun control laws lead to lesser gun ownership among the general populace, which in turn leads to lesser gun violence. Those for stricter laws have compared statistics between U.S. In the days leading up to the trial, the circumstances surrounding the event have seen, among other things, the renewal of the gun-control debate in the U.S. student and prime suspect, James Egan Holmes.
The mind-numbing senseless of the act is only heightened by the shocking discovery of the amounts of ammunition and weaponry that were found in the booby-trapped apartment of the 24-year old former neuroscience Ph.D. Tragedy befell the town of Aurora, Colorado at midnight on July 20/21, 2012, when a gunman walked into the midnight premiere of the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, and opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring 58 more. One such matter is that of gun issuance, usage and enforcement in North America. That being said however, whenever an issue keeps cropping up over and over, and constantly garners the attention of the masses, the media and the courts, it becomes hard to look away and carry on as usual. Gun Control LawsĪt TheCourt.ca, we try and cover a diverse range of pertinent legal issues from one week to the next, taking care not to beat the same tired and dying horse. Another Tragedy, Another Round of Debates on U.S.
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