>>I think it was an excellent speech and very appropriate for the situation. However, he took the middle road (given how close to the tragedy it was it makes sense) and promised to do something, but what that something is, he didn't specify. At a minimum, it better be a look at how we treat mental illness here, and addictions, and how available those treatments are to EVERYONE.
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>With all do respect, but a lot of those mentally ill people will not have been diagnosed until they commit the crime. It is not resolving the problem. There just need to be a lot stricter policy in place to ensure that gun owners have a blank slate and are checked periodically for the way they store and transport their guns. Assault and semi automatic weapons don't belong in society at all.
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>>http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/obama-to-speak-at-newtown-vigil-85155.html

I agree, but I think all needs to be done. Even here the law is not strict enough:
http://www.ncsheriffs.org/documents/2007-NC-Firearms-gun-Laws-rev2011.pdf