Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:21 p.m.

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Fewer guns would help stop future tragedies

Haus Arrest
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

Monday’s mass murder at Virginia Tech was the worst shooting rampage in American history. As the investigation continues and details of the crime continue to emerge, we strain to comprehend what drove Tech senior Cho Seung-Hui to slaughter so many of his peers — and we face hard questions about how to prevent such eruptions in the future.

Tuesday morning, I was returning to New Haven from a weekend in Washington, D.C. As I drove, my car radio picked up a succession of local stations, sampling in series many early reactions to the tragedy. DJs and talk radio hosts of all political...

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