Jared Loughner catastrophe puts Arizona gun laws on trial

Jared Lee Loughner’s rampage in Tucson, Ariz., in which State Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others were shot, has emboldened competitors of Arizona’s gun laws. Specifically, critics point to Governor Jan Brewer’s signing of Arizona Senate Bill 1108, which eliminated the need for a concealed carry permit. Some feel things are as they should be with background checks, but critics of AZ gun laws see the concealed carry issue has a dangerous oversight. You can bet that people will now be getting huge installment loans to fight both sides of the gun law battle.
The ways the Arizona gun laws work
Arizona's concealed carry system was shown perfectly when Jared Lee Loughner used the Glock-19 for his Arizona shooting. Arizona gun owners can carry their guns in vehicles, in restaurants and other public places. Jared Lee Loughner was able to carry around the weapon wherever he went without a permit. This is something all the mentally unstable are allowed to do.
Gun control activists believe that only tighter federal controls via tougher background checks and bans on assault weapons can protect people from gun violence. Investigating is Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik who believes that the shooting of many including Gabrielle Giffords happened because of the concealed carry law. Dupnik believes that if Arizona wants to be viewed as the wild west, the state is well on its way.

"We’re the ‘Tombstone’ of the United States of America," Dupnik told the Los Angeles Times.

Effectiveness of background checks
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System has criminal and mental health records in it, the NRA explained. The background check wouldn't have identified Jared Lee Loughner as a threat anyway. The Pima Community College campus police run-ins never ended with a mental health clearance he should have received.
How to defend yourself
Individuals are given the right to bear arms because of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. There will continue to be a long debate on gun controls that the Tucson shooting may play a role in. The NRA may just convince Washington to leave things along though. Then there's Robert A. Heinlein's opinion. He said, "An armed society is a polite society."
Articles cited
LA Times
latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0110-glock-gun-control-20110110,0,4072287.story
Talking Points Memo
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/government_too_scared_of_nra_to_stop_mexican_border_gun_trafficking_atf_doj.php
Concealed carry in places of business
youtube.com/watch?v=R4UsDSstFps