>>>>>At some point I think you just ram it down their throats.. President Obama won the election. A majority of Americans favor gun law reform. Just do it.
>>>>>
>>>>>I am certain that the majority of criminals are in favor of banning guns. It makes their lives so much easier when the law abiding citizens cannot obtain guns. The criminals have no problem doing so.
>>>>
>>>>Perhaps everyone should have a flame thrower or F-14 fighter plane too....perhaps if we all had nukes ...
>>>
>>>No. Disarm.
>>>
>>>That way everyone will live in peace and harmony.
>>>
>>>Laws banning drugs worked.
>>>
>>>Laws banning alcohol worked.
>>>
>>>Laws banning gangs worked.
>>>
>>>Laws banning rape worked.
>>>
>>>Laws banning murder worked.
>>>
>>>Laws banning robbery worked.
>>>
>>>Laws banning assault worked.
>>>
>>>Everything is beautiful w/o bad old guns.
>>>
>>>The gub-mint will guarantee our protection.
>>
>>Well - some laws are just plain stupid - such as banning drugs or booze. Banning gangs is tricky because who defines "gang"? As for banning guns - well I'd say it's a bit too late for that in this country - but people don't need assault weapons that hold 200 bullets either.
>
>And they don't have any (legally).
>
>Those who legally have assault rifles (full auto) have been through the wringer getting BATF approval/permits/checks/etc and have ensured those weapons are securely locked up to BATF standards. An extremely small minority of gun owners have real assault weapons.

I am still baffled why they need either semi or fully automatic weapons.

On the topic of the screening of potential gun buyers, there has been a lot of talk about making it tougher. But it wouldn't have done a bit of good in Connecticut. It wasn't the killer who bought the weapons, it was his mother.