New York Mayor Calls for Stronger US Gun Laws

It seems for me this kind of mass massacre with guns is the result of social dilemma. Social dilemmma is one of the interesting sujects in the field of sociology. This dilemma needs three conditions to be formed and emerge into society. First, there is a conduct which is adavantagious for first one who start it as long as followers are a few. Second, the conduct is no longer advantagious or even much harmful for everyone if the number of followers increase. Third, everyone can chose freely either taking the conduct or not.

Every American can chose either to pssess guns or not. As long as the number of those who have guns are limited, they must be highly advantagious in protecting themselves. But when everyone come to possess guns, what happes? People must want to equipe more assaultiing guns conmetitively. As a result, everybody falls into disadvantage to be shooted.

How can this kind of social dilemma be solved ?

With regard to firearm licences, background checks on the applicant by Police, should be conducted first,along with criminal background checks. Application must be accompanied by three independent character references who have know the applicant for at least one year. In addition to this an interview of the spouse by the Police should be done to verify no history of domestic abuse on women. No automatic weapons should be sold to the public and a Board should vett all firearm applications with power to refuse issue on justifiable grounds. Limits to be set on weapons to be held.

The more people there are with guns, the more there will be people who want to own one to protect themselves, causing yet more people to want to buy them. It's an endless cycle of proliferation, much like a nuclear arms race, except much easier to turn deadly. All that it takes is for one person to turn psycho and start shooting at people.

It's impossible for society to control human behavior. But we can certainly control the availability of the very tools responsible for the loss of 20 innocent school children last week. Enough is enough

All guns should be banned. Licenses given earlier should be revoked or if it cannot be revoked then they should not be renewed. If gun licenses are to be given, the case should be the rarest of the rare.

As Curtis said, the issue isn't gun laws, if somebody is planning a murder, the legality of the weapons is their last concern. People can get guns illegally, and the more the government tightens their grip on the legal gun owners, the more illegal fire arms are going to enter the US. The REAL solutions investing in mental health clinics to help the people that are committing these crimes, don't take guns away from the good citizens.

bloomberg you are such a loud mouth full of nothing but lie`s. please go back to your gold plated rock a crawlback under it. we Americans know you only support your crooked rich people of a city that only cares for those who can afford it.

As usual, Mayor Bloomberg with his over reaction to the problem,
more gun controll. Please, that is like me blaming a spoon for me being fat. He would prefer to disarm the population and scuddle the 2nd amendment so only the criminals and law enforsement would own guns. Just enforse the laws we have now.

Humm, how well are those gun-bans doing for Chicago? They will likely have 500 murders this year.

It is easy to blame the guns. I guess politicians do that because they are too weak to stop gangs or drugs or the mentally deranged.

I say we make guns as illegal as Heroin and Crack. Then I'll be able to get a gun much easier and without all that annoying paperwork.

Petition to help prevent this in the future (not gun control.) http://wh.gov/nOfr

Great idea as long as Bloomberg gives up his right to have armed secruity guards. Whats good for one is good for all. Who keeps electing this guy?