Good grief - hardly worth reading. Another politicized diatribe.  Mr. Friedman you can take the guns away from every law abiding citizen and the criminals, Paddock included, will still get what they need and want.  Over two thirds of deaths by firearm are suicide. The remainder are mostly drug, gang or crime of passion.  If free law abiding citizens didn't have guns we would still be a British colony.  Focus on the real issues - a deteriorating culture, mental illness, relativity, deminished value on life..... the list is long and owning firearms would be way down at the bottom.