People are being slaughtered in school and work ... innocent people just living what we call "everyday life". And people are rightfully scared and fed up.
Proponents who believe individual rights means unrestricted gun ownership should have an answer for those asking why your gun ownership rights can so freely intrude on an individual's right to life.
Gun activists might do better if they find their humanity before shooting off another kneejerk reply to proposed gun restrictions.
I think that you may have lost your focus.
All kinds of terrible tragedies occur, virtually every day of the week, somewhere.
It is never government's job to prevent all tragedies (for to do that, all liberty would be lost).
There are a couple of sayings, as crude as they may be, that describe reality:
1. Shit happens.
2. Life isn't fair.
Using your logic ("... rights can so freely intrude on an individual's right to life."), you imply that rights need to be curtailed so as to not 'intrude' on others' lives.
What happens when some deranged person runs their 5 ton box truck (or even an everyday sedan) onto a crowded sidewalk and kills many? I am sure that you would NOT support curbing everyone's ability of own and operate a 5 ton box truck (or even an everyday sedan) because one random individual killed many with it?
Same here. It is not government's role to take away any of our liberties because of the action of a random individual.