It is about guns - specifically assault type guns - and mentally ill people. It shouldn't be about politics. We all want the same thing - to prevent evil would-be doers from having easy access to mass murdering weapons. What is the downside of regulating the types of guns that are only meant for one thing - mass destruction? The military and special police forces are trained to have those - there is no reason an ordinary citizen needs them. Hunters and home owners don't need these to shoot a deer or an intruder. Politicians need to figure it out and do something about the deadly duo of mentally deranged persons and easy assault gun access.