April 9th, 2009
Gun Politics in Canada
A recent school
shooting in Winnenden, Germany occurred on 11 March 2009 and once
again shocked the whole world. Seventeen-year-old Tim Kretschmer opened fire
with a 9mm Beretta at a secondary school. This time the death toll reached
sixteen people and this event truly became a tragedy for the German people.
School shootings are definitely one of the most horrible crimes and what is
even worth these crimes are related to a much disputed gun policy problem. It
is very hard to find a line between allowing people to have a firearm for self
defense and providing minors and psychologically unstable people access to
these dangerous weapons. Even when children are on the line.