[Sohel]

Gun control by itself isn't the solution at all but it is essential. If you ban something, you create a black market. As simple as that. So, meaningful regulation inclusive of mandatory courses for legal gun owners on gun safety and non violent conflict resolution is the better way. Those courses cannot be a one-of thing either. They must be scheduled at regular intervals and sustained.

Connecticut has one of the strictest gun laws in the country yet it did nothing to prevent an obviously disturbed and anti-social psychopath like Adam Lanza from carrying out this evil and brutal act. There needs to be a serious and cohesive approach about non violent conflict resolution by families, schools and the media, and anti-social behavior must identified and treated early. Even then such evil will not be prevented, but that doesn't mean that we ought not try our best to mitigate the possibility.

The right to bear arms by an "organized militia of good citizens loyal to the letter and spirit of the Constitution" was a lot more relevant during Jeffersonian times when the US government was neither strong nor big enough to provide security for its citizenry against incursions by the British and their allies, and Native Americans defending their territory against aggression. Needless to say those times have changed significantly.