The reason people use firearms to do such terrible things is not because of our laws, but the loopholes in some of our laws like the gun show make it easy to bypass many of the common sense laws we do have. The nra is powerful and the political guys won't go against them for fear of losing their jobs.. It's sad very sad. However, I would be just as horrified if he dumped napalm out the window on people... He was out to kill.. The rifle was an easier choice for him. But he was out to kill others