My issues are more about the number and ease of getting guns, and especially handguns which allows for them to be used in situations like this.
It is a cultural thing. I wonder if this Belcher kid would have just simply 'smacked' his girlfriend and then after his rage calmed down apologized and went to anger management, if he didn't have a piece sitting there so easy to get to and so easy to use.
Likewise, if this kid didn't have access to these guns, then perhaps this tragedy in CT might have been avoided?
I realize we are not going to rid the streets of guns overnight, and that change takes time, but really in the age of tasers, cheap video cameras, and tons of law enforcement, do we really need so many of our people and especially very young people armed to the teeth?