No one is taking away your guns. Keep your panties on.

WhatTheHolyHeck, please reference the Bill of Rights, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The right to bear arms is guaranteed by the second amendment to the United States Constitution. Thanks for playing.

George, the difference is pretty stark: Presidents have threats made on their lives daily. The threats on Obama’s life are exponentially larger than those made against any recent president (a basic Google search will confirm this). It’s obvious why the president of the USA and his family need Secret Service protection. While Sandyhook and other school massacres are obviously enormous tragedies, the circumstances are totally different.

I don’t disagree, but that’s not really the same argument. I’m in favor of gun control overall. I think that official military/police uses are exceptions; guns for private citizens - like the woman whose son appropriated her stash to kill all those innocent people in Connecticut - need to go away.

Just playing Devil’s advocate here… but I don’t think the children at Sandyhook thought they were targets either.