By the NRA's strict definition, events leading up to the massacre were a 2nd Amnd success story [View all]

[MrScorpio]

Holmes purchased everything that he wanted legally; all of his guns, ammo and equipment, without difficulty.

There was no government database alerting law enforcement on any of his purchases into a suspicious classification.

Holmes was never questioned about why he needed his weapons and 100 round cartridges by law enforcement before the slaughter.

He was able to make purchases on the internet without arousing the suspicion of the government.

Holmes was able to transport his weapons in his vehicle without government interference.

Had Holmes not killed and injured all those people in that theater, he would be free today to own and purchase as many weapons and ammo as he could afford and no one would think that it's unusual.

And most of all, in spite of this tragedy, NO POLITICIAN will lift a finger to pass ANY LAW that could bring the same kind of purchases to the attention of law enforcement in the future.

The next person who will inevitably slaughter people wholesale has either purchased his or her arsenal and ammo, or will purchase his or her arsenal and ammo, and up to the point at which he or she starts mowing people down, there's nothing out there to stop them.

The NRA has won, even if they are the last people to admit it.