Robert I am ashamed you have the same last name as my cousin. We in this country have constitutional rights and the right to keep and bear arms is one of them. When we start giving up our rights for security then we no longer have or deserve any rights. Guns cannot be magically made to disappear and criminals will always be able to get their hands on them. The only thing any new gun laws will do is make it harder for law abiding citizens to protect their homes and family. Criminals don't care about laws. Imagine that criminals not obeying the laws. If some young muscular guy breaks into my house to steal or do us harm I want a way to stop him and not have to wait the 10 to 50 minutes it takes the cops to get here. If someone wants to become a dictator or if we are invaded by another country I want a way to fight back. This is the reason for our second amendment.