>>..and if that gun did not exist or the person did not have it to begin with then none of this would of happened....period. 7 kids a day die in the USA from gunshots - 5 killed and 2 by suicide EVERY DAY.. Any attempt to rationalize that with ....well with anything ... does not fix the issue. I do not have a problem with a responsible gun owner having a gun - but unless you're a fortune teller and can see the future there is no way to determine who that is going to be. All these things happening at the hands of legal gun owners tells me that we simply need to get rid of the guns.
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>Here's where the only possible response is to remind you of the obvious....that knives can be deadline weapons, the combination of alcohol and driving is a deadly combination, a match-head of pure smack is a deadly drug....can you get rid of them?

We've had this talk before. You can't compare things like this. You want to make guns like cars? Ok...
1. You have to pass a proficiency test to get a license, and get that license renewed at specific time intervals.
2. You have to purchase vehicle/gun insurance.
3. You have to pay an annual registration fee per vehicle/gun.
4. There are restrictions to the kinds of vehicles/guns you can own and operate. And restrictions in the places you can operate them. Just like street cars with nitrous oxide injection are illegal in many places, so too can multiple-round magazines be banned.
5. You can't operate vehicles/guns if intoxicated.
6. You must abide by various safety regulations, be it wearing a seatbelt or mandating gun locks.
7. You must pay a transfer tax when selling vehicle/gun to a third party.
8. We should create a federal agency, along the lines of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, tasked with improving gun safety.