LAST EDITED ON 12-17-12 AT 09:46 PM (EST)"Rupert Murdock is just another attention hog looking for an "intiutive" solution that makes no sense."
Amen.
Complicating the gun control discussion (in addition to the complications already expressed) is that there are different problems that tend to splinter the discussion.
1. Accidental killings by children.
2. Access to guns by unstable people.
3. Killings committed during the commission of other crimes.
4. Commission of atrocities my mentally affected people.
5. Rethinking how to handle mentally challenged people with violent tendencies, remembering many of those people have loved ones that want to shelter and protect them. Who we should if possible let do this without governmental intrusion. Families.
6. Commission of atocities by momentarily emotionally disturbed people (Mom kills family in fit of pique).
7. Gang violence.
8. Terrorist violence.
9. Rogue cops.
10. PTSD motivated killings (sub group of #3).
11. Others. Probably a lot more.
Identifying the problems, then isolating and concentrating on remedies that can be addressed in a reasonable manner (gun clips and ammo control are two great examples, IMO) would be a good start. Waving our arms and making hysterical knee jerk general pronouncements is unhelpful.