Well, thanks Joe & Bobert, for doing some of the needed replies.

As usual, I barely know where to begin on the rest.

Bruce said:
"to ignore it invites the rest of those rights to be ignored in the same manner- "

That is the 'slippery slope' argument, and just doesn't track. No one is advocating "ignoring" the issue... I advocate revisiting the issue in light of new data and different times. LOTS of ideas are re-thought in light of data...like tobacco... restricting that doesn't cause 'freedom' to be curtailed, unless the 'right to gasp & cough' is something basic.

And I am so thoroughly tired of the "guns don't kill people, people do." argument! First, it isn't even true... many deaths are accidents, especially with kids. Second, the full sentence is "people kill MORE people if they have guns, than if they have to use knives or bats!"