KINGSTON, Jamaica – All well-thinking Jamaicans should be paying close attention to the gun control debate in the United States. It’s been taking place for decades, experiencing highs and lows periodically. But the gun debate has taken on new wings since the mid-December massacre of 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Immediately after that shooting, newly reelected President Mr Barack Obama, a longtime advocate of gun control, insisted that “we can’t tolerate this anymore” and set up a task force headed by his vice-president, Mr Joe Biden, to probe the issue and make recommendations.
