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Massacre

I know my 2nd Amend friends will disapprove, but once again, on the heels of the Tree of Life slaughter, I call, once again, for control of assault weapons. This is insanity. Ordinary citizens cannot buy rocket or grenade launchers. Weapons of mass destruction can, and should, be off the market. Will people still acquire them? Of course. Will the proliferation of them be stanched? Fair question, as there are a ton of them out there right now. But by what logic would we add to the the population? We can stop allowing them to be legally purchased, which will cause manufacturers to stop making them. Not entirely, for sure. Not when there's a buck to be made. But restricting sales to military and law enforcement, can we do that? Of course we can. Are there makers of cruise missiles out there? Are they making money? Please. Can a 17-year-old buy a beer? Of course. Should we make it easy for him or her? I think not. Can a wacko buy an AR17? Of course. Should we make it easy for...