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I have a strong belief in the right to bear arms. My belief is just as strong that you need proper training and respect for those arms... In my opinion personal firearms are for sport (hunting, target practice, etc) and personal protection. I also feel that fully automatic firearms have little to no place in the hands of any one but active military and law enforcement.

What happened at VT was a tragedy to say the least - one person with a mission ended the lives of over 30 people and affected the lives of countless others.

He actually took the hard way to get the handguns - he filled out the paperwork - the easy way would have been to buy them on the street. Unfortunately the old statement 'guns don't kill people, people kill people' still holds true. It's impossible to say that if firearms weren't available this never would have happened - my belief is that he would have found another way to proceed with his mission. The number of affected individuals in the amount of time would most likely have been lower - but there would still be victims.