Gun culture and gun sanity in Pistorius' South Africa

I'm not going to weigh in on the more lurid aspects of the murder allegedly committed by Olympic "bladerunner" Oscar Pistorius -- it's obviously a horrific tragedy and condolences go out to the family and loved ones of the victim, Reeva Steenkam.

But look, obviously folks are going to look at such a high-profile international murder on the context of the debate that we're having here in the United States over legislation to reduce the gun violence that is epidemic here.

Because advocates for gun sanity frequently make the argument -- especially after a mass killing like the Sandy Hook Elementary School -- that the gun problem is a uniquely American one. And so anytime we see violence committed by a gun somwhere else, the folks who like to call themselves "gun rights advocates" will say something along the lines of...see. If it happens in South Africa, or Norway or wherever, so that's proof that gun control doesn't work anywhere.

So here's three relevant things:

1) Just for background, Oscar Pistorius is a man who loves his guns: