OK,
;Let me back up a little.....................
Ken, it is very thoughtful for you to express concern about the gun violence in America.
I am afraid though, that there really is no permanent fix for the delima. Ever since man picked up a pointed stick and saw that it would be a better way to kill an animal for food, the act was to become an issue. Then when he discovered that it was equally useful in dealing with his enemies, it really caught on. The progression from the pointed stick to the vast array of sophisticated weaponery that exists today was a natural order of things.
;A hell of a way to run a ship, I'll admit, but outlawing guns is not going to be an answer.Guns are too easy to obtain, legally and otherwise. As a matter of fact, I just purchased a handgun and, I thought my duty was to register it with the local police department, so off I went. I was told that the law no longer required registeration of guns. All that was required was a back ground check at the point of purchase. Now that blew my mind.
;Guns are an accepted part of our social structure. The problem IS the owner, and I don't know what the solution to that is. Perhaps none. Especially, when we send our young people off to a foreign country with guns and tell them to kill our enemies. Then when they do kill the same enemy but the wrong person, we toss them under the bus. But that's another subject, for another day,
;Again, most of us appreciate your view, but disagree with your overall observation.