[Gunslingr3]

Any bets it was not a "machine gun"?

But you'll ruin a great headline thinking like that! It's time to renew the Assault Weapon Ban, dontcha know.

[mabelkitty]

But if the students carried guns, this guy would be in the morgue already.

[wardaddy]

SSSShhhhh...folks still think W did not really say that...only his lying spokespeople.

[ChuckMartelRox]

Keep an eye on the AP stories over the next while, because they'll be campaigning hard for the AWB renewal.

[El Gato]

But you'll ruin a great headline thinking like that! It's time to renew the Assault Weapon Ban, dontcha know

Actually better if it is a machine gun, illegally imported or better yet stolen from the military, the national guard or some police armory (bought from a crooked supply type is just as good a stolen, better maybe). Then we can point out that:

1) It wasn't an "assault weapon, as defined by the law and thus the AWB didn't stop and couldn't have stopped this incident, even if the wackjob had followed it.
2) The national firearms act, and the amendment to the Gun Owners Protection Act that prohibits newly manufactured machine guns from being registed and taxed, even though having or transferring an untaxed/unregistered one is a federal crime, did not stop this nutcase from getting an misusing one, because criminals and nutcases don't obey the law.
3) Gee it would be nice if lots of folks in that building had been armed, even if only with handguns, but they didn't because good folks do obey the laws which leave them disarmed. (Yea I know, a lot of good folks don't obey such laws, which after all have only the "color" of law, being blantently unconstitutional...but we don't need to mention that at this time :) )

[LittleJoe]

But you'll ruin a great headline thinking like that! It's time to renew the Assault Weapon Ban, dontcha know

Count on it...Finestink will have a speech ready by monday morning.
I previously said her bill won't go anywhere. I think I was wrong.

Banning of assault weapons, and all guns is here to stay. Assault weapons will go while Bush is in office, and all firearms will go when the next Democrat takes office.

This should lead to some interesting times. If we use the banning of drugs for an example, kids will be able to obtain an assault weapon tommorow as easily as they can obtain a joint today!

[Smokin' Joe]

Precisely! I used to think it was a Democrat in the White House that caused these inciedents, now I realize that there seems to be an increase when anti-gun legislation is due to come up for a vote. Sure seems that way, doesn't it?