I hesitate, as a mere Brit with no personal armament and no desire to have any, to enter the bear pit, BUT.....

The US used to be looked up to by the world.

The US sent men to the Moon.

The US is still the most powerful nation on Earth.

The US has many more church going supposed Christians (remember "Do good to them that despise you"?)than most other countries.

And some of the people on this forum are telling me that the US cannot and must not reduce the chances of another disturbed person slaughtering his mother, five other adults, and TWENTY primary school children?

I'm sorry guys, but some of you need a reality check. You CAN stop this if you want to. Guns were invented to kill, guns do kill.