The amount of guns and arguments from gun lobbyists are simply appalling. Its been used so many times, but look at Australia's instance of outlawing guns after our massacre. John Howard took a stand and said enough is enough, one cannot sit idly by as people amass weapons which so easy cause destruction. Of course, an argument could be made that any other weapon can cause destruction, i.e. knives, swords, bats etc. but not on such a scale that we have seen as of late. I recall reading a statistic that last year, the United States had more mass shootings than days in the year, if not, it was certainly quite close. Looking to Australia, we have almost no instances of gun related violence or mass murders, of course there are illegal firearms lurking about, but unfortunately that will never be fixed. Now, it is only fair to mention that guns dont kill people, the users do. Mental health awareness, counseling and other deterrents are required, after all, someone who wants to kill will kill no matter the method.