Can we agree to ban the weapon used by the mass murderer?

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124. In this nation there are at least 80,000,000 gun owners. ...

Most oppose extremely strong gun control laws such as bans but many would like to see some improvements to our current national gun laws.

The eighty million figure I used is probably an underestimate. However you also have to consider that many gun owners have family members who enjoy using the owner's firearms for sport and also home defense. For example a husband might be considered the owner but his wife uses his firearms. When they head to the polls to vote they may vote against any candidate who advocates strong gun control.

Another factor is that the people who would love to see gun bans often have no money in the game. Many gun owners have several firearms and consequently do have money in the game as firearms are not cheap.

If a ban on certain weapons is suggested often gun owners feel this will be followed by more bans. They feel that a ban on assault weapons would be followed by a push for a ban on all handguns. Therefore many may not own an assault rifle but will still vote against a political candidate who is for a new federal assault weapons ban.

Once thing that disturbs me is that when gun bans are discussed by politicians, gun and ammo sales skyrocket. Often people who do not own a firearm and really have no need for one decide they better buy one before they are banned.