Guns or not?

The massacre that happened in US certainly shook the world. 32 people were shot dead by 23-year old South Korean student Cho. This incident once again raises the debate over the 'gun laws' in America.

In USA, people are free to purchase guns anytime as long as they are 18 years and above, mentally stable, have a clean track record, and of course, an American citizen. This means that every walking adult you come across along the streets of USA may have a chance of possessing a gun. As if that isn't bad enough, these gun laws also swing towards the people studying in universities, since university students are mostly above 18. The thought of students given the right to possess weapons isn't entirely appealing. The notion of possessing guns as a form of self-defence is rather ludicrous. Yes, guns as weapons may serve as a form of deterrence against potential aggressors, but why is distrust being promoted in the first place? After all, if guns are entirely banned in USA, no ordinary citizen would be allowed to possess a gun, and no one would be in threat either. Isn't that better this way? Insteading of allowing individuals to possess a gun and give them a right to use it, why not lawfully remove guns from citizens so that they won't even have a chance to use it? Guns after all take lives, and it's never pleasing to know that it only takes a pull of the trigger to end someone's life and subject the victim's family to pain and anguish.

Why do I think gun-possession should be illegal? This is because statistics show that countries that ban gun-possession have the least number of victims of bullets. Just take Singapore for example. The Singapore government mandates a law that bans the sale of guns, in other words disallowing citizens to even own them. The result is that cases of people in Singapore dying from gunshots is at the bare minimum. As compared to USA, where they boast the highest death rates from gun shots, Singapore is a much safer place to live in. This is a good-enough reason for the US to review their gun laws and implement necessary changes to it. However, as things stand, it's unlikely that the freedom of purchasing guns would be removed from the US citizens. This is ironic as a large number of Americans themselves are against this law. I seriously think the US should relook at their take on this matter, cause if they don't take any actions, the problems that arise from guns would only perpetuate. Even though acting now won't yield immediate results, it's better to try decelerating things now than to leave it at its own peril.