Why Gabrielle Giffords' Shooting Hasn't Boosted Gun Control

[poopgiggle]

This is an article someone posted on /r/guns today

Interesting bit from the article:

gun control proposals forwarded by members of Congress in the past week have been notably limited in scope – seeking to address only narrow subsections of the population or perceived legal loopholes. The reason: the political calculus of gun control has changed dramatically in the past 20 years, resulting in a strongly pro-gun Congress.

"Let's be honest here: There haven't been the votes in the Congress for gun control," Sen Charles Schumer (D) of New York said on NBC's "Meet the Press." ''We're looking for some things where we can maybe find some common ground."

I'm not sure this is a good idea though:

Senator Schumer, for instance, is forwarding a plan to require the military to inform the FBI when an enlistee is rejected for excessive drug use. Such a policy would have prevented Jared Loughner, the primary suspect in the Tucson, Ariz., shootings from buying a weapon, Schumer said.

Mr. Loughner had attempted to enlist in the Army but was rejected for failing a drug test, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Way to jump through hoops to solve a problem that has only existed once and probably won't again!

 

[Dale00]

Sen. Schumer is a Harvard educated lawyer. Are you suggesting that he doesn't know what he is doing?

If so, then I agree.