[Sherman Logan]

The massacres that happen on a fairly regular basis in our schools, work places, and now at a public gathering of an elected official are almost all committed by a person who is a legal gun owner or by someone who steals or borrows a gun from a relative who is a legal gun owner.

AFAIK, few if any of these perps have had CC license, but does anybody know whether this claim is accurate? Certainly Loughner purchased his 9mm legally.

[GeronL]

Loughner was able to get his gun legally because the local Sheriff never took his mental illness seriously enough to write up a report.

[jwparkerjr]

re: Loughner purchased his 9mm legally

Yes, he did. And thereby hangs the tale. He had an arrest record, and was mentally very shaky. I don't know of anyone who feels he should have been able to get hold of a weapon, not even the staunches pro-gun, lifetime NRA member.

The writer should come on back when he or she figures out a way to keep weapons out of the hands of Jared Loughner without infringing on the right of millions of other citizens who keep and bear arms.