I have strong feelings about gun control, always have and always will. After Columbine I thought my support for stricter gun regulations would become the national norm - and for several months it seemed like I was right. I went to the Million Mom's March, participated in a handful of campus rallies, and generally thought the tide had turned. I was wrong.
I wonder whether or not this tragedy will get that debate out in the open again. My initial reaction to that thought was that it wouldn't, we lost the debate and people are going to blame this on other factors and leave guns out of it. I have to admit I was surprised to see a poll on ABCNews.com that brought the issue up.
Already over 15,000 have voted in the poll, a huge majority saying it is "irresponsible" to link this incident to gun control. A similar poll on the same sight has barely under 1,000 votes - so I'm pretty sure the first one is being freeped.