Originally Posted by DWB

That isn't the point, but that is where the media has placed the blame and now assault rifles are the new boogie man. Everyone is arguing over what type of gun should be legal when that is the least of their worries. And based on the new executive actions, it is not the worry of the White House either.

Because you're a Marine you know more than others posting here that the type of weapon is of no real consequence when it is in the hands of a killer. Sure, some shoot faster than others and may be preferred in combat for obvious reasons, but in the real world you could kill me just as dead with a single shot from a pistol. There are not different levels of dead based on the weapon used. All this talk about what weapons people should or should not have is nothing more than a distraction from the real issues at hand, which is why are people becoming more violent, are psychotropic drugs involved, is the media playing a roll and creating copy cats, and what can we do about it? HOW they kill is totally irrelevant.