Thank you for this article. My views have been changed by what has been happening. I know many people who are gun collectors, and have a wide variety of assault weapons because they live in the country and use them for target practice.
But, what other purpose do they really serve? And would it really be that big of a deal if they weren't sold anymore? So people wouldn't have the "cool" guns anymore. I don't think I care about that any longer.
I think what happened in the movie theater, at the mall, and at the school should be enough for Americans to really think about WHY they feel like they need to have these types of weapons.