Plus, true gun nuts think that a law passed in an urban center to ban handguns (or automatic weapons, etc.) means that the “government” is going to come and take their hunting rifles away. Makes it impossible to have common sense regulations when any local law gets the national (NRA) dander up.

America has always been a pretty violent place. It’s better now than it ever has been, no? Cities are safer, etc. These shootings, columbine, VT, the Amish girls, are horribly tragic. I personally find the idea that anyone can walk up to a table at a gun show and walk away with a deadly (and designed to kill humans) weapon ridiculous. That people with mental illness have easy access to weapons is just plain wrong.

People should never forget that terrorists come in all colors and spout all kinds of excuses for their cowardly, murderous acts.

there is no right to own a gun, smoke, drink, etc. all rights are property rights, even so called human rights. the only way the concept of rights work and prevent one right from encroaching on another is if you look at this issue as a property right.

Just keep doin’ what you’re doin’, Jennifer.