Anything to stop the shootings... except banning guns

SOME of those affected by the Virginia Tech university shootings were quick to direct their anger and grief not just at the gunman who killed 32 people, but also at the two weapons he used.

As students, their parents, staff and local residents struggled yesterday to come to grips with the deadliest gun rampage in modern US history, some said they hoped it might help control America’s constitutionally protected love affair with the gun.

“I thought about it (gun control) when I saw the weapons, and how easy it is to buy those guns,” said Chris Keats, 58, of Salina, Kansas, who attended a memorial service in honour of the victims on Tuesday.