When will it be the time?

After the recent shooting in Boulder the pro-gun groups have said now is not the time to talk about reforms, so as an outsider looking in Americans when will be the time and why?

The culture around guns in America fascinates me I am curious to where you stand and why I know this is a polarising subject so please try and be respectful to others views.

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Byron8by7 · M

The majority of the firearms in America are owned by a relatively small minority of the population. Not every American is a firearms enthusiast.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@Byron8by7 Most are not and the people charged with representing their wishes in DC are keenly aware of this. But the time to discuss anger issues isn't when a husband has just finished beating his wife. Serious and far-reaching complex discussion require calm, thought, judiciousness and as little muddying emotion as possible. No, the time to discuss gun regulation isn't right after a mass shooting - it's way earlier than that so the shootings can be avoided altogether. Until we do that and do it in a spirit of compromise, they might as well strap a gun to all of us, 'cause it's only going to get worse.

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

@Byron8by7 40% of the total population, or about 70-80 million people... not what I'd call "a relatively small minority of the population"...