Mick..my post you quoted was supposed to indicate that I wanted to see gun advocates **LEADING** campaigns to toughen and enforce the rules...not just agreeing with the principle.

I have said before that I have NO illusions about 'taking away your rights'. I am trying very hard to be realistic about this, while taking pompous asses like Wayne LaPiere with a grain of salt! I have watched and listened to discussions all day on NPR, CNN, etc...and there are many, many folks who make some of the same points I do.

Guns are a serious problem....and what I see is a lot more 'defending of rights' than attempts to close loopholes and DO that education you tout. A member of the DC city council was interviewed today, and he said succinctly that the new situation would 1)make it possible to own and register pistols in DC and 2) although those would be sold only to "law abiding citizens" it would increase the number of pistols available to be stolen, used carelessly and used in suicides. He stated that HE had the statistics that showed how many more handguns were involved in crimes and accidents than EVER in legitimate self-defense.
There was a longish discussion about employment of trigger locks, about unloading guns and locking them away from children and how really 'safe' handling makes them almost useless in possible home-invasion scenarios. He also said they would comply with the law, and that actually, very little needed to changed in order to comply with the court ruling.

I have not taken this doubtful position suddenly or capriciously...and the fact that 4 of 5 Justices voted against lifting the ban tells me that learned men still disagree.