Preventing school shootings

[bimmerboodle]

But can you really say you want anyone who wants a gun to be able to go out an purchase one with no restrictions?

In one way, yes. In the practical sense, no. Since no one as of yet has been able to predict the future, restricting ANYTHING based on what MAY happen is assinine.

My point is that we do infringe that constitutional right now with waiting periods, background checks, etc.

That does not infringe on either the "keep" or "bear" part

Should someone that has been known to stalk women and has been called "an imminent danger to himself and others because of mental illness" be allowed the same rights to purchase weapons as you guys?

I would have to say no. But just like in the jury system, the whole" it is better to let 1 guilty man go free than convict an innocent one" has to apply here as well. The kid was a nut job, no question. How about this.....What if he couldn't buy a gun legally...not really hard to get one illegally...note the term, illegally... Or even worse, no guns available so poison or explosives get used instead....there is literally NO defense against those threats but they are readily available.

And I think we should continue to have an extensive screening process to purchase firearms, especially hand guns and assault rifles.

OK, what is an assault rifle? If I can't get or afford an M4, what is to say I don't get a pump shotgun and cut it down, get *OR MAKE* a magazine extension, and unload 9 rounds of buckshot into a crowd. Believe me, that would be devastating....
did the Clinton Scary looking gun ban do anything?
OK, prices for some things went up....
how different is it for someone to empty 3 ten round magazines instead of 2 fifteen round ones...

No matter what, there will be deranged individuals bent on harm. Always has been and always will. They are in the smallest minority for sure but they are there. By definition, they will not follow any laws so creating more burdens on the law abiding individuals does nothing except prevent the possibility that when the next situation of this type may occur, someone at the scene has the ability to put a quick end to it. Quite obviously, calling the police (who show up with guns, BTW) was of no use in this situation and in countless others...unless you count taking pictures for the evening news useful.