Tragically, it is unlikely that the horrendous mass killing in Connecticut, just a few days after a shooting in a mall in Oregon, will ignite any meaningful debate on gun control in the United States. Each such heart rending tragedy is amazingly enough always followed by its twin tragedy - the near complete absence of any real move to really regulate the ownership of guns. Any move in the right direction is almost always labeled as an attempt to "politicize" the issue. Sadly, some commentators on news-blogs will even use this occasion to promote more gun ownership - using the "logic" that such incidents could be prevented by arming everyone.
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