> I studied deduction & induction in several classes.

Heh. I *taught* induction and deduction for many years. (I *love* moments like this.) And I stand by my use of "induction." The premisses reasonably suggest a conclusion but do not prove it.

> Guns are an **addiction**.

Well, they certainly can be, though hardly in every case. Many (perhaps most?) people who have purchased handguns for defense are too lazy to practice with them. They figger you jest point 'n' shoot, like on TV.

But collecting *anything* can be an addiction, and even when it is, it's not necessarily harmful - so long as it's only collecting and you can afford to buy what you want.

Tougher gun laws, by all means! But gun crime won't disappear, although incidence per capita may well decline (a worthy goal). The occasional maddened spouse will still shoot, and, with tens of millions of gun owners and millions of illegal guns still on the street, every year or so some undiagnosed loon will go off his rocker and shoot a bunch of innocent victims.

Such tragedies are the chief impetus for these discussions. But do you see a cure for multivictim hate crimes and "suicide by cop"?