Andy C and others. It IS a right as fundamental as freedom of press, religion etc. Sure the Constitution is over 200 years old but the Supreme Court ruled as recently as 2010 that the 2nd Amendment GUARANTEES and individual's right to own guns(not limited to hunting or militia) and neither the state nor the federal government can unreasonably restrict that right. So I get a little pissy when someone talks about taking away my RIGHTS.

Maybe it is a cultural divide but 100s of millions of Americans own guns and it's utter fantasy to think that no matter what laws are passed that those guns will magically disappear.

Fact is that as more Americans own guns, serious crime has gone down.