Goddammit, Willy Wonka, just whose side are you on?!
Saying that Adam Lanza acquired his guns legally is misstating the facts. Adam's mother acquired the guns legally. Adam was too young to have his own firearms, at least from my understanding of Connecticut laws. Technically, his guns were stolen, though how all that works legally is beyond me.
Secondly, it's also worth pointing out that guns were illegal on the school's property. The gun laws in the US are complicated, but schools are gun-free zones.
Most Americans don't understand US law, so I don't expect foreigners to get it. I'll speak as plainly possible. What's legal in Connecticut is not necessarily legal in, say, Tennessee. The US federal government (the national, overarching government of the entire nation) is designed to be as small and non-intrusive as possible giving way for the states to make their own laws. In other words, "US gun laws" is tricky to say because gun rights are mostly handled on the state-to-state level.
I'm trying my best not to make an argument for or against gun laws here, I'm just trying to clear up a few things as far as the law goes.
Saying that Adam Lanza acquired his guns legally is misstating the facts. Adam's mother acquired the guns legally. Adam was too young to have his own firearms, at least from my understanding of Connecticut laws. Technically, his guns were stolen, though how all that works legally is beyond me.
Secondly, it's also worth pointing out that guns were illegal on the school's property. The gun laws in the US are complicated, but schools are gun-free zones.
Most Americans don't understand US law, so I don't expect foreigners to get it. I'll speak as plainly possible. What's legal in Connecticut is not necessarily legal in, say, Tennessee. The US federal government (the national, overarching government of the entire nation) is designed to be as small and non-intrusive as possible giving way for the states to make their own laws. In other words, "US gun laws" is tricky to say because gun rights are mostly handled on the state-to-state level.
I'm trying my best not to make an argument for or against gun laws here, I'm just trying to clear up a few things as far as the law goes.