Questions for our American friends

Why when there is a mass shooting does it seem like a lot of people's solution is more guns?
As outsiders looking in how exactly would that help?
And why is the suggestion of reducing guns such a sore topic?

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graphite · 61-69, M

There's hundreds of millions of guns in the US and 99.99% of owners have no problem being responsible with them. It's that .01% that's the problem. A growing population of people abiding by the deadly "Don't get mad -get even!" philosophy.