Both of these things seemed to do the country pretty good for a long time.
Funny, I am willing to bet there were a shitload more guns per capita back in the 40's-60's, and I wonder what the gun crime stats were then?
The only thing that has changed is the liberalization of this country. We have allowed the "well that's ok" mentality to poison us. The "well everybody should get a ribbon" idea has made us weak. Now, we look like a broken down ex-athlete who spent all their money and is just a shell. This country was founded on god, guns, guts, and glory, and to stray from that has made us fragile.
The .gov needs to get this country out of bankruptcy (we are there, don't let the media fool you into thinking otherwise) and back on track. The last thing that should be on their plate is a knee jerk reaction to a horrible event.
If they "want to make the kids safer" maybe do something about kid on kid crime? If you have kids you should be more terrifed of what their classmate will do to them vs. someone coming into the school off the streets.
You don't hear about that do you? Why? Because it won't get the pigs in DC re-elected. Holding up a gun talking about how evil it is somehow will.
Keep telling yourself the .gov will take care of you and we will look like an communist bloc country real soon...