Not to criticize but....

guns should be regulated like this 

We as Americans realize there are monsters in our world more so now than ever.   That is more evident now than ever with the event that happened in the sleepy town of Newtown, CT.   When a gunman ( I refuse to mention his name) opened fire on 20 innocent children and 6 adults.  When is the time to debate mental issues and gun control issues.   Do we have to wait for another tragedy to happen?  We as a country cannot accept anymore innocents being killed in cold blood.  The NRA and Republicans want us to believe that more guns are the answer.  I don't agree with that, we need to restrict assault weapon sales and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, these are not used for hunting, these are killing machines in the hands of the deranged.   Washington needs to ignore the gun lobby and do the right thing by introducing comprehensive gun legislation that will enforce background checks and criminal checks, and do away with gun show sales.   There is too much gun violence in this country, we lead the world in gun violence, that needs to change.

I know most people will disagree with my opinion and that is ok.  I expect that.  I am not saying take away all guns, I am saying take away assault weapons from John Q Public and max capacity magazines.  These should only be available to military and  law enforcement only.   

Hunting has always been part of this culture here in America.  I am not calling for a total ban on firearms.   we need a pragmatic approach to gun control.   We need the NRA to be what it is meant to be not an organization that tries to block all kinds of gun control, but be big enough to realize that we need measures in place to keep guns out of the hands of people that want to do harm to our children and innocents and empower law enforcement to get the bad guys.  

More guns is not the answer for this debate.   It is far from the right answer.  

Mental health  is the red head step child of the health world.   We need to be in discussions now about mental health and what is causing this string of violence.   Mental health is an easy target, but we need to know how these people tick and sets them off and we need to understand what happens.   These people need to be nurtured and know there are people who care about them.   We as a country  need to wrap are arms around this and get to the root of the problem with mental health.