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Originally Posted by Bri
Depends on the type of mass murderer I think.
The terrorist type will plan ahead for months, maybe years. Like McVeigh, Harris & Klebold and Brevik but also the 11 september terrorists. No ban is going to stop them. These people will simply select what will do the most damage they can think off. They are only limited by funds and imagination.
The ones that simply snap and go postal overnight. Well, gun control might effect them as they are likely to grab whatever is available at the time.
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Local authorities out here in Colorado are saying that James Holmes planned his attack for months as well.
He didn't just snap, and even without the firearms, he could just as easily have used the bombs he constructed.
The investigation into Adam Lanza is going into the same direction.
They
believe he planned for a much larger amount of carnage but stopped when the police finally arrived some 20 minutes later.
Clearly, just like in the Oregon mall shooting, had an officer or CCW permit holder been at that school, things may have turned out much differently.
Jared Laughner is certainly one of those that just snapped, so some of these insane individuals do act in the manner as you suggest, but many do not.
Thus we see before us here in the US a very complicated issue that cannot be solved by some simplistic assault on the rights of people who will never committ such an act, as the vast numbers of gun owners, 80-100,000,000+, clearly illustrates.