How other nations deal with massacre horror In some cases,
massacres have been catalyst for changes in gun control laws The
shocking scenes that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School on
Friday have added another name to the list of respectable but
otherwise unremarkable towns forever scarred by tragedy.
Communities like Aurora, Columbine and Newtown have found
themselves on the front line of a deeply emotional debate about
the right to bear arms -- something that is enshrined in
America's constitution. While some view the death of 20 children
as proof that radical gun control reform in the U.S. is needed,
others believe the solution to the problem of gun violence is
not better regulations but more guns. The result is America
often struggles to find a common voice that satisfies those who
totally oppose guns and those who fundamentally believe in their
right of self-defense. Yet gun violence is not an exclusively
American issue. From Scotland to Tasmania, communities not too
dissimilar to Newtown have exper