Therein lies the fallacy in so-called reasonable or smart gun laws. It would be my guess that this troubled young man decided that he was ready to exit the world. But, he didn't want to do it in a quiet way. He wanted to be remembered. Surely he was familiar with Columbine, VA Tech and some of the other high profile mass shootings. He knew those incidents had captured the attention of the world. By re-creating those events he knew his name would live on after he was but a rotten hunk of worm food. He was a nobody seeking way more than his 15 minutes of fame.
Surely there's not a person alive that believes he would not have found a way to achieve what he considered his glory.
As far as the cooing off period is concerned, the press and the gun control groups quickly seize on the cases where someone purchases a gun and shoots someone an hour or two later. What no one wants to talk about is the fact that those cases show up in statistics only when those statistics use about 2 or 3 significant digits.
Even more telling is the nature of gun violence. Over time, Baltimore, Chicago, Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles and Detroit have had some of the highest numbers of gun related homocides in the U.S. Yet, those areas are also covered by some of the most restrictive gun laws in the U.S. I would bet the bulk of those gun related deaths are the result of predators fighting over drug turf, drug deals gone bad and retaliatory hits. If they aren't concerned with a life sentence for murder, then the certainly aren't concerned with a few years for possessing an illegal firearm.
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