French couple stabbed to death by ISIS volunteer: no AR-15 involved.

[A Little Weird]

98. You're the one who brought cars into the conversation

And now you want to say it's not a valid comparison?

One doesn't have a constitutional right to a car.

The threshold to restrict that right is and should be much higher.

One doesn't have a constitutional right to a Sig Sauer MCX (or AR15 or whatever the particular model number is). There's absolutely nothing that says we can't regulate what kind of weapons are available - the 1986 law that regulates machine guns is an example of successful regulation. I absolutely support the right of citizens to have a single shot rifle. I know they can still be used to kill others, but I'm pretty sure a massacre of the scale we saw in Orlando wouldn't have been possible if he had to pause and load each round.

The larger point is that you are wishing for something to go away that is already widely proliferated throughout the world and the US specifically. Physically and in the culture...

The bell can't be unrung.. Can't put the genie back in the bottle... Choose your metaphor...

You make a strong point and I agree that it is a daunting task, but I think it is possible over time, to reduce the number of guns that are available to the point that they are not so easily obtainable. Australia had quite a bit of success with their effort, we should look at that as a place to start. I'm not deluded enough to think it will happen quickly but I'm also not willing to accept that these massacres should just be a routine part of our existence.