Tuesday, April 17, 2007

We don't need no guns

What happened in Virginia Tech on April 16th morning could have very well happened in any other university, and if that were my university then I could have been one of those who died in that massacre. Thirty three innocent kids were shot dead by one lunatic guy for none of their fault! Nothing can get worse than this. How did the killer become so insane to kill 33 strangers and how did he acquire those two guns were two very important questions that hopefully would get answered in due time to bring the case to a closure. But these answers would not be of much use in avoiding such incidences in future. What might help are two questions derived from the previous questions, firstly how to stop student on campus from loosing their sanity and secondly how to stop availability of guns in a normal society. First question needs to be answered at local level i.e. at school level, by keenly observing folks with any unusual behavior (without invading anyone’s privacy), making counseling service more active and vigorous, etc. The second issue of having guns being easily available should also be addressed once and for all in favor of a policy of not selling guns in super-marts. Let us learn a lesson from this massacre, and make our best not to let this happen again in future. That will be the best way to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in this incidence.