I give a crap about the 2nd amen, and I firmly believe in all the principles this country was founded on. I also believe in our right to bear arms.
Nobody needs assault rifles, there is no need besides in a military environment. Yes that kid would of still walked into that school and did what he did, but maybe if he didn't have access to the firepower that he did, the body count would be much lower. Sorry man I can't agree with that point.
the gun he had was a semi-automatic bushmaster .223, which yes, is a clone of the
civilian model AR-15, but its semi auto....a glock 17 is a semi auto as well and can do just as much damage vs. innocent unarmed children....and the stock magazine holds 16 rounds, more than enough to kill every single one of the children in the room with two magazines, that is if you aren't rolling with the 30 round extended mag.....in a pistol.
the gun he used was NOT military equipment, and he could easily have done as much damage as he did to those innocent unarmed children with a MULTITUDE of other weaponry choices, up to and including: 4 six round revolvers, a glock 17 with an extra mag or extended mag (or any other 9mm for that matter), a number of .40 cal pistols with the same options as the 9mm, a 12 gauge shotgun with a wide choke setting (which by the way,
bird shot could have killed those kids), a .45 1911 with 3 extra magazines....and as far as "other" weaponry: a baseball bat, a 2x4, a knife, an asp, a pipe bomb (which you can make for about ten bucks with a trip to home depot), a machete, molotovs (see pipe bomb), and for ....s and giggles, several larger models of PVs could probably cause enough blunt force trauma to kill a kindergardener.....
my point made by all this is, a killer is not limited to a gun....if a killer wants to kill, he will kill by what means are available to him....banning guns is not the answer, we need mental health reform, and hell i'm even for stricter laws for obtaining guns...but it's not going to stop murder, i don't even think it's going to slow it down....the illegal firearms are still out there, and criminals can still obtain them, and as stated, a killer isn't limited to a gun.
as a final thought, if your significant other turns on you in a heated argument, and they strangle you to death, is that not murder because a gun wasn't involved? murder is not going to slow down, mass homicides are not going to stop or slow down....this is a band aid to give soccer moms a false sense of security, at least until there is someone breaking in their house and they have no way to defend themselves....i don't see this ending well, there are other options that can be taken into consideration first....removing guns from the public reach is not going to solve anything, mark my words, another mass homicide will happen....just give it time to let the band aid sink into people's subconsciousness for a bit, and when everyone feels "safe" again, there will be more blood spilled...weather it be by gun, IED, bladed or blunt force weapon....this is not going to stop.
and that's all i'm going to say, i refuse to respond to anyone saying i'm wrong...not because i'm that arrogant, but because i don't wish to hijack striker's thread.
. Guns dont assault people. People do. I understand though. Its hard to get my points across, and that's as intended by people much smarter then I am. I just wanted to inform as many as I could. Ive done what I came to do.
. Really the time to hide under the covers is over. Our backs are against the wall, and we need more then ever for people to see that. Its not getting any better so we can only try to effect change, and open minds. Its not like a street fight where someone wins and the other guy clears the webs then gets up for another beer. It could be game over for everyone you know and love if this turns out bad. Everywhere I hear talk about civil war and I know govt agencies have been buying record amounts of ammo for some reason. What if they did take guns away. Then what could we do to protect our family's? Seems nuts to put all the eggs in the Obama basket, and just hope its for the best. Thats not the American way IMO. 
