While the tragedy of these mindless murders should always be in our memories and our discussions of firearms ownership we need to remain rational. So many people are missing the point - ignoring or perhaps not even remembering or knowing just why the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America was drafted in the first place! We're not even discussing that point and I believe it should be in every discussion of our God-given right to keep and bear arms.

All of the amendments that are the Bill of Rights were designed to protect the people from the government. All of them address specific abuses the early colonists suffered at the hands of the British government and the early colonial government. You will not hear a politician today tell you that, though.