Here on the farm we have quite a few firearms. They have always fallen in the category of "tools". Not weapons. As a boy growing up we always had access to guns. We would collect bottles out of the ditch on our walk to the store. We didn't buy candy....we bought ammunition (43 cents for a box of .22s) I was eleven years old. There was no such thing as a "school shooting", nor any talk of gun control. In places where guns are controlled, the motor vehicle seems to be the weapon of choice.....yes...weapon. What a person chooses to use to kill his fellow man has little to do with the act itself. A person bent on killing will always find the means to do so. Chicago has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, yet it does little to prevent the highest murder rate of any city. So what is so different now from back then ?? The answer is one that people don't want to hear, and is only three words.........PUT GOD FIRST. First in government, courts and education......Nope.....will never happen........So try to control the guns ; an act of pure futility (eg. alcohol, marijuana etc.) Or teach our youth respect and faith in God......as Christians we need to pray for a healing in our country.....and leave with God.