Overreaction won't solve the problem

Wednesday, July 9, 2003

Government at all levels has an amazing ability to overreact in the wake of tragedy. Take the tragic triple-murder at a manufacturing plant in Jefferson City last week. A troubled employee killed three co-workers, injured five and then took his own life. It was later learned that the gunman had purchased the gun from a gun store in Jefferson City. But the controversy began when it was reported the gun was a former weapon used by the Missouri State Highway Patrol that had been traded to the store for an upgraded model. It's a practice used by countless other law enforcement agencies.

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