with regards to gun control, the one thing that has slipped through the minds of many is this person tried to purchase the guns legally, and was denied. how he got them from his mother is still speculation. like i said earlier, if he was crazy enough to do what he did, he could have forced his mother to hand them over. people need to keep thier weapons secure, but what is the solution to that? keep them locked up in a safe 24/7? that defeats the whole purpose of self defense, and for people who always throw out the "this gun has no use for hunting ect" logic, the second amendment has nothing to do with hunting at all.