Not everyone who owns guns is a moron or buys into everything the NRA (or any other pro-gun activist group) says.
Following that logic, all persons who support gun control aren't mindless sheep who are willing to trust the government blindly for the sake of "safety".
Both sides of the argument have merit, but each side appears more than willing to lambaste the other using extreme examples in an attempt to "win" people over.
The facts are clear. The killer was mentally unstable.
Did he use guns? Yes. Could he have used something else? Yes.
Will such a tragedy happen again, even if assault guns are banned? Statistically, Yes.
How? A mentally unstable person who works in a kitchen could poison food in a large cafeteria or one who works on trains could leave an engine bolt loose enough to cause a devastating explosion.
The bottom line is that people are reactionary and the government wants to be seen as doing something. Even if gun control laws don't pass at least they "appear" to be doing something.
Meanwhile people piss each other off in an attempt to argue their point...
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