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Readers: Guns Are Not the Issue, It’s the People

Some Patch readers say concealed carry laws work to stop crimes. Other readers disagree.

Following the Atlanta school shooting on Jan. 31, where a student opened fire at Price Middle School, shooting a 14-year-old in the neck before armed officer at the school stopped the shooter, Patch asked readers Do you believe Obama’s gun proposal will help prevent school shootings?  Patch received more than 10 comments; here are some of the responses, which have been edited for length, grammar and clarity.  “Hard to say guns are the issue, seems who is in possession of the gun is the issue,” Patch reader b garrett wrote.  Some readers say a strong defense is vital to stopping shooting sprees.  “If all civilians were licensed to carry guns, it would make for a very polite society,” Patch reader Harry Gio wrote. “These ‘shooting spree’ …

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