After the horrible tragedy in Aurora, CO this past week, the intertubes are astir with opinions about gun laws. Here are two links I read today that I think are really reasonable and well thought out.
The first is from the NY Times op-ed, a column on the long, difficult road that those who push for stronger gun control laws face.
The second is from the actor Jason Alexander, best known for his role as George Costanza on Seinfeld. His piece is so balanced, well-thought out, and reasonable that I was honestly surprised that it came from an actor.
I don't agree with every point these two have made, but I can't say it any better than they have. We have completely unreasonable gun laws in this country. We need to find some middle ground that respects constitutional rights and yet makes it considerably more difficult for kooks to obtain military weapons and mass kill innocent people at a movie theater.
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Hadn't seen the NY Times article yet but I agree with it. Sometimes I wonder if we need a Constitutional exegesis-type course requirement where we actually examine the context and meaning behind our most polarizing laws. I know we never rally covered anything like that in my high school government class.
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