Maybe The Decision Makers Will Learn This Time?

Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: It is hard to conceive of someone not having heard about the deadly rampage that led to 26 deaths in Newtown, Connecticut. These were children and teachers who were completely innocent, but who were nevertheless victims of senseless gun violence.

All of the guns were obtained legally by the shooter's mother who was herself murdered by her son. She was described in news reports as a gun enthusiast.

How many more people have to die in these killing sprees before the gun lobby in the United States loses its voice? The usual mantra aside from the Constitutional right to bear arms, is to say that "guns don't kill people, people kill people." The truth is that people with guns kill people. In this case, guns were within the grasp of someone with mental health issues and 26 people are now dead.

The American decision makers never seem to learn anything from these senseless tragedies. Maybe this time?

In this season of advent, we celebrate hope, joy, love and peace. For 26 families there will only be horror and loss.

In this season of advent, we celebrate hope, joy, love and peace. For 26 families there will only be horror and loss. For them, this season will always mark the anniversary of this nightmare and how their lives were changed forever.

Life sometimes spins out of control and there seems to be no reason why. In cases like this, the reason for it itself defies reason. Add access to guns to the mix and this is the result.

I hope that all my relatives, friends and colleagues will spend as much time as they can with those who matter most to them in this Christmas season.

Please have a safe, happy and healthy New Year. Please don't drink and drive.

My blog will be back on the first Monday of 2013.

Albert Conforzi is a personal injury lawyer with Pace Law Firm in Toronto. His posts generally appear on Mondays.