James Holmes was a "law-abiding citizen" when he amassed his arsenal

[robinlynne]

71. Look. I am a smoker. American society is all up in arms about how dangerous second hand smoke is,

when in reality (science) it is not. Guns ARE. They literally kill. That is what they exist to do. There are some responsible, calm people who use guns wisely and carefully. There are many many wackos who don't. With a knife they may hurt one person. With a gun which fires off many rounds, they hurt or kill 20 at a time. I think guns HAVE to be limited, by type, and people should be carefully tested and permitted like driving is. You can not buy addictive drugs online, for a reason. You can not drive without a license, for a reason. And the police regularly check on unlicensed drivers and arrest them. Guns owners should have to carry insurance like drivers maybe. I'm ok if the gun owners figure out how to keep them safe. I don't really care what the methods used are. But the current methods are ridiculous/non existent. And that is because of NRA lobbyists, nothing else.

If weapons were limited to nothing automatic, that would help[p a lot. If you need an automatic weapon at a firing range, than let there be strict testing for who can be on firing ranges, and let automatics or semi automatics be used only on firing ranges, nowhere else. There are ways for you to have the right to own a gun, if you are mentally fit to do so, and if it does not put others at risk.