Originally Posted by pawoSD

Agreed. Same overseas in Europe. There's more gun violence in one large US city than in all of Germany. Guns can be owned in Germany; however tests, paperwork, and the possibility of random checks to make sure they are stored properly are all part of the equation. Overall very few people own guns, and imagine that, their murder rate is several times lower than ours.

Much like oil companies claiming they need enormous tax breaks, the NRA claims all people need guns. Too bad neither of them are right.

Best solution = no guns for the masses, and strict requirements for those who wish to own one

The whole "right to bear arms" and "protect myself" stems from an entirely different time in history which is not even applicable to today's environment. I've even heard claims from crazy gun people that they need to be able to protect themselves from the government, so essentially they are operating with a mindset from around the early 1800's. If the gov wanted to destroy you, a drone would fly over and it'd be all over. Your mountain of weapons will only make the fire shine brighter.