User blog comment:Glflegolas/United States Election Songs/@comment-26322120-20161109060708/@comment-25012056-20161113115731

I know I said I'd stay out of the gun debate, but here goes. (Damnit, guys xP)

Did I say it would prevent every bad person from getting guns? No. But not all of these mass shooters has a connection to the criminal underworld. There are plenty of people who, had there been background checks and assault rifle bans in place, would not have been able to obtain a weapon stronger than a knife for the killings. Even if they try to get guns illegally there are hundreds of ways they still don't succeed. Gangs don't just give out weapons to random people purely so that they can wreak havoc.

Honestly, I don't see it necessary for any laws different from the current Massachusetts gun laws to be implemented nationwide. There are a variety of specialized licenses in place that are required to get guns of certain capacity, power, etc and for different uses. Assault rifles are banned but most other types of firearm are acceptable, albeit limited on cartridge size. In addition, there is a background check system in place, which includes a course on how to use and properly care for your weapon.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 11:57, November 13, 2016 (UTC)