"BillD is wrong- he had to break the existing laws to get the gun. "

ummm... as the situation now stands, illegally obtaining a gun doesn't seem to deter them much. There people who 'legally' have access to guns who will happily sell...or give... guns to others.
My point was, the laws supported BY the NRA will not allow enough latitude for reducing the access to guns. Stating that: "That naughty fellow broke the law....and if the old guy survives, we sure will prosecute him!" will not be much solace to the guard's family.

We don't even have much latitude in stopping people like him..(and the anti-abortion wing-nuts).. from inciting the extremists to violence on hundreds of web sites.