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I agree with this as well.

The problems is that you're talking apples and oranges. I could obtain all those items, but they still aren't going to hurt anyone on their own. I would have to go out of my way to make those objects become harmful and alter their intended purpose. The intent of guns is to inflict damage. You do not have to do anything other than pull the trigger. Guns are the one product in the US that there is a giant backlash when the product actually performs to its intention. No one is suing a knife company because someone tried to stab their spouse. It is only when the product does not work in its intended purpose, then there will be legal action taken against a company. Why is it only guns? Because guns are inherently dangerous and the US has allowed them to become even more dangerous with loose guns laws.

Also to assert that everyone who murders someone is "not mentally stable" just isn't accurate. A fit of rage can easily end up as murder if someone has a handgun or another type of gun readily available at their disposal, especially if intoxicated.

Would you be against assault rifle bans, bans on extended clips, psychological exams, etc. I just dont see the harm in increased measures.

Hunting knives are designed for hunting, just as butcher knives are for butchering. There are no "killing people knives." Just like there are guns, rifles, designed for hunting. You're not going to see as much of a backlash against those types of guns because (a) they are big and noticeable and (b) they are automatic, so they are not easy to reload and constantly shoot. Same with shotguns. My family owns both types and I have no problem with either type of gun. Those two type of guns are not used in massacres because of those two reasons.

I personally do not like handguns because they do not fit those two categories I outlined, but I know it is impossible to try to ban handguns in this country.

Well you can't buy a gun legally if you've committed a felony. Sure some people buy guns legally then commit their first crime, but there's absolutely no way to prevent that. Even if all gun sales were banned, there's still a private sales market that will never go away. I just don't see away to keep crazy people from doing crazy things..... unless we just lock them all up.

When you see these massacres, none of these shooters were criminals prior to the shootings. But they all obtained guns legally. You can most certainly prevent this with stronger background checks that will make all buyers go through a psych evaluation.

Here's an article about some guns facts that I thought was interesting.

I do at least once a week. Must be where you live in rural Alabama

I don't live in Alabama.

You see where 20 kids are murdered in a massacre at a school every week?

Did I say that?? Go back, read what I quoted and report back to me

Wrong again, but keep throwing out your stereotypes.