At what stage do we say that someone is not fit to possess a gun? Does the manic depressive have the right to a gun? Or the Schizophrenic? And to any gun? An AK47 perhaps?. At what stage of his illness would Charlton Heston have his gun licence revoked?

And sorry Walrus, but the analogy re cars is not appropiate. Very few people die because a car is deliberately driven AT them with the sole purpose of killing them. And also (given the chance) people will run out the way of a car. Do we ban planes because they crash? Or trains because they can be derailed? Or pavements because people trip on them and could die? Or computers because one blew up and caused a fire?

I understand the freedom issue in the US but I think that "the right to bear arms" really equates to "the right to take life" and I cannot support that.

Davebhoy