Massacre at Virginia Tech

Yet another sad shooting tragedy in America involving innocent students. This time around the death toll is more than 30, making it the worst in history.

According to CNN, the alleged shooter, Cho Seung-Hui, had purchased a Walther .22-caliber semi-automatic and a 9 mm Glock for $570 using a credit card. The instant background check only took one minute. It shows how easy it is to obtain a gun in America.

Cho Seung-Hui was described as a loner with a "twisted" mind, based on two plays he had written in his class. See this and this. He was also said to have a history of mental illness. These are what the police had found in his room (read the last page).

There has been a series of shootings at US schools/university, with Columbine High incident still fresh in many Americans' mind. Once again the debate over gun controls are surfacing in American newspapers. Will this incident lead to a change in gun laws in the country? Or Americans are bracing themselves for more déjà vu in the future?