Let's move on, shall we?

I was as shocked as most people were to hear about the tragedy in Montreal about a week ago. It was a tragedy and there's no denying that. Naturally, we want to know why these kinds of things happen so that we can try to prevent them from happening in the future. I wonder, though, if some of this discussion isn't getting a tad ridiculous.

Personally, I don't see what the big problem is with saying that our current gun laws don't work as well as they should. We have this registry and we spend millions upon millions of dollars on this very Canadian idea that we just don't have or need guns. This idea is right up there with the belief that our troops are not but humble peacekeepers and that 'Canadian' health care can never be private in any way, shape or form. But I digress.

I, for one, agree with the Prime Minister when he says that in some ways our current gun laws just don't go far enough. Is it really that much of a big deal to recognize that having the registry didn't stop the Dawson shooter from legally obtaining his weapons? Are we really so naive as a country that we honestly believe that having a registry is more than enough to keep us safe? If that's the case, and I think that too often it is, perhaps we shoulder some of the blame in these kinds of events, if only because we are collectively failing to get our hands dirty and make some real changes to the status quo.

Instead of arguing about what might have happened, why don't we all take a deep breath and accept that what's done is done. There's no going back. The only way to make amends is to start looking at what we need to do differently. If that involves scrapping the gun registry, fine. If there's another option out there, great, but let's start trying to figure out what that might be instead of dwelling on the past.