Dejain:  I think you've gotten to the core issue......We have over 300 million guns and they're way too easy to get.  Anyone...yes, anyone who has the money and wants one, can get a semiautomatic rifle with a large capacity magazine.  There are millions in private hands and readily available.  We've seen the results and, I fear, will continue to see more.  I would suggest we need to focus on the causes of the violence.  Social issues, economic issues, mental health issues, the huge failure of our criminal justice system, alcoholism and drug abuse, ...specifically on the increasing animosity between the Black community and police agencies.  If we don't effect some significant changes we're going to see increasing violence in a heinous cycle of destruction....each incident, each shooting, each incident of violence makes the next one that more likely........