Thank you, BillD. Agreed and well put as always.

From this morning's news:

In recent history, many acts of spectacular gun violence have been linked not so much by the presence of assault rifles but rather by large gun magazines that allow shooters to fire longer without reloading. The current investigation will determine if this shooting continued that trend; some evidence suggests it does.

The defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban limited most clip sizes to 10 rounds; police say the theater shooter had a .223-caliber Smith & Wesson AR-15 assault-style rifle with a drum clip that could hold up to 100 rounds and shoot as many as 60 times in a minute.

Read more at the LATimes.

In all the years of my dad and mom's families, there were only two times, that I know of, when a gun was NEEDED for self-defence from another person. The only other times they were NEEDED and used was to put down an injured animal, usually stock, i.e. cattle, horses, etc. So guns were around and available, even when I was growing up, but very rarely needed. I feel no need for any these days.