There is no argument that can be made for the possession of guns that outweighs the sorrow, misery and pain that they cause. Guns have only one use and that is to kill. Many times that is hunting, but often it is a fellow human being. Furthermore, assault weapons like the one used on Friday have no function other than to kill people. Its time to ban assault weapons and extended clips in this country, if for no other reason than to show that we put the lives of children ahead of the paranoid fantasies of the right.
31,076-People killed by guns in 2010
19,382-People who committed suicide using a gun
8% of these deaths are of children less than 6 years old
References-Tom Toles, http://smartgunlaws.org/gun-deaths-and-injuries-statistics/
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