As I read comments and counter-comments, it occurs to me that we need more research on gun violence and ways to reduce it. Gun violence is a public health threat in the U.S., and for all the guns we own per capita, we are more likely to suffer gun violence in this nation than in other parts of the world. http://www.cfr.org/society-and-culture/us-gun-policy-global-comparisons/p29735. People disagree on this issue because of fear and a desire to feel safe. For some, guns make them feel safer while others feel threatened. Perceptions are not necessarily reality. Yet the same lawmakers who advocate for second amendment freedoms are the same folks actively blocking the CDC's capacity to study the issue as the public health threat it is. Correlation is not causation, but that's why we need to study the issue more carefully. Otherwise, people just keep spouting their beliefs about safety without sufficient information. http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/health/cdc-frieden-gun-research/