Here is when I bought my first gun

[quakerboy]

157. That would be nice...

doing it by workings, not by looks, that is.

But I dont see that happening. The Gun owners in our country have, by and large, been intransigent, supporting leadership that insists there is no such thing as a harmful gun.

And with the outrage of sandy hook, the resurgance of anti-gun feelings seems to be in full force, with a growing belief that there is no such thing as a useful gun. I think HS and college shootings, as horrible as they are, just didnt touch people the same way that these little kids deaths did.

Looks to me like the most likely result is a country bruising, no holds barred fight to the metaphoric and possibly occasionally literal death. I don't see extremists on either side being willing to talk the issue over, and despite probably being a majority, I don't see people who see a problem needing a solution, but wanting a measured, effective response rising up with any alternatives. The NRA is not, as best I can tell, losing its members, even the ones smart enough to know better.