I'm torn over the media coverage of the Sandy Hook killings. I think the national dialogue concerning the American gun culture and gun control is good. I think we, as a nation, need to figure out whether or not we will regulate guns better or resign ourselves to random killings. Unfortunately, many people will value the Constitution's protection of gun ownership over the lives of children. We should ask these people if they would trade their own children's lives for the Second Amendment. I wouldn't. We need a Constitutional Amendment to limit guns in America. Without an amendment, any affective gun regulation is in danger of being ruled unconstitutional. I think that people don't need anything more than a bolt action hunting rifle (single, hand fed) and/or a shotgun. Assault rifles and handguns are not really necessary.
The part about the media coverage that I don't like is the interview of the children, the pictures of the despairing families, and the focus on how many times each child was shot. America doesn't really need to know every gruesome detail. It is pure sensationalism meant to get ratings and profit.
I think if America is unwilling to give up its guns we need to start better protecting schools. Officers, controlled access and metal detectors to start with.
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