Wordy, my understanding is that ever since Great Britain moved to take guns out of the hands of ordinary folks a few years back, the violent crime rate has gone up, as has the incidence of illegal use of guns in crime.

I have handguns, LH. I have never used them illegally, nor have they ever left my home illegally. My children have all been trained to use them, and they have all been trained to never get near them, or bring them out around friends. They are double locked, that is they are locked in a safe place, and have triger locks on them at all times. None of my children choose to own guns or have them in their homes. Fair enough, and good for them.

The size of a hangun does not lead to crime. That is a bogus contention. What leads to crime is a plethora of societal and economic factors. Acting out on those issues leads to crime. How one commits it, usually includes an illegally obtained gun. All data indicates that prohibition simply disarms legal owners and creates a huge blackmarket for illegal weapons.

The shooting of these innocents is a tragedy. Nothing more, and nothing less. It has nothing to do with gun laws, and everything to do with a sad, sick man determined to right what he saw as an old wrong.

Mick