Excuse me Diane,

I agree, if this young man was depressed then no one should have allowed him access to a firearm. That said, even if the government outlaws firearms, criminals and people like this young man will still find a way to get a firearm to carry out their mischief. Also, if you outlaw firearms for law abiding citizens you would make every criminals job much easier.

Ex. An armed thief is walking down the street in a U.S. with all firearms outlawed. He thinks to himself, "I don't see any law enforcement around I think I'll rob your sister or my brother or Billy's dad or Susy's mom or Tom's grandmother at gunpoint and if they resist I might shoot them. If I get caught I'll plead insanity or say emotional distress caused me to do it and get away with a couple of years in a psych ward."

Now that same thief is walking down that same street in a U.S. that allows properly trained, law-abiding citizens the right to carry a concealed firearm for personal protection. He now thinks to himself, "I would really like to rob someone to get some easy money, however I don't know if they are also carrying a gun. What if the person beside me is carrying one? What if I get shot? Maybe I won't rob anyone today."

This said, yes I am for limited gun control, no assault rifles, sawed off shotguns and other firearms that have no legitimate role in society. I am not for a total firearm ban. I believe, if a person is trained on how to properly store, care for, handle and use firearms then there is no reason why he or she should not be allowed to own and carry a firearm. Although allowing people to carry firearms will not stop crime it may deter some criminals.

As to your last comment Diane, I have been around firearms my entire life and of all the times I have been around them never once have I seen a "gun" load itself, take itself off safe, aim or discharge without some outside help.

FIREARMS DO NOT KILL THE PEOPLE BEHIND FIREARMS KILL!!!

It is better to keep one's mouth shut and appear ignorant than to speak and remove all doubt.