You have to live in other cultures with far fewer firearms to see the perspective of the mindset that gun ownership makes. In many rural areas, in many countries, they are an everyday part of life and carefully owned and used, but widespread ownership is simply not neccesary.

Saying that is one thing, but on the flip there is no place in any civilised society for semi or automatic weapons. They belong in wars and for law enforcement. Any restriction on this type of weapon is welcome, and the fact that I can go buy one and kill 100 people in a very short period of time is asinine.

Those who think these type of weapons should be available to the common man, are, quite simply, (and no pun intended there...) priviledged to be part of a sub culture mentality.