Rights

 I have the right to own a dog, but must keep it on a leash.

I have the right to freedom of speech, but may not use it to slander someone, or tell a lie under oath, or yell “Fire!” in a theater.

I have the right to own and drive a car, but not to drive it on a sidewalk, or 100 mph on a residential street, or against the flow of traffic.

Every right comes with restrictions and limitations, all of them agreed upon for the sake of public safety.  Shouldn’t this be true for gun ownership as well?

Shouldn’t every gun owner be trained and licensed and found to be fit to manage a lethal weapon?  Own a gun for personal protection or a rifle for hunting, fine.  But who besides a mass murderer needs an assault rifle?

What has happened to this country that our supposed leaders would quite seriously promote the idea that school buildings with only one door is the solution to school massacres?  What has happened to this country that our supposed leaders continue to be held in the sway of the NRA when well over half the country, even gun owners, believe there should be more restrictions on who can have a firearm and what kind of firearms should be available for purchase?

Madness, madness.  So very discouraging, and frightening.