Bill, you are correct. You have stated your position many times. I am trying to steer this back to the intent of my posts, which is to say that there is nothing for gun owners to be immediately concerned about. We should, however, watch carefully for those that would use phony excuses, which would have no practical effect in solving the problems they seek to solve, to meet their real objectives.

I wish that some, unlike you, would state their real objectives. They couch it in terms that are no more than code words. And all the while, they distract from the real issues and causes of the violence in our society. I haven't searched it out, but my guess is that there is probably a correlation between the widening gap between richest and poorest, and the increase in violent crime.

Mick