It's about guns and much more

My heart sank this morning when I woke up to hear the news about the shootings in US Connecticut. A tragic and truly horrible event. My thoughts are with family and friends who are going through something I could never comprehend.

The US government have said that today is not the day to discuss gun control, I agree. It was yesterday.

I can see no valid reason for a citizen to have constitutional access to a semi-automatic fire arm let alone a hand gun. Countries before have tightened gun control it can change a country for the better. The UK and Australia are examples of this.

However tighter gun laws are not the sole answer. A better free mental health system is. I will never understand what would possess a person to do such a terrible thing. It is easy to point the finger at violent video games and movies but it is harder to find an answer to mental health issues. I play those "terrible games" and I could never fathom behaving in a way that would permanently damage and scar many family let alone a community in such a horrible way.

Twitter is abuzz with outrage, condolences and "facts" but the themes are consistent, gun control and free effective mental health are the start of a long and much needed path.