Hey Ms Defensive, it's not all about you. Only a portion of my original post was directed at you Katie. Most of it was directed at an earlier poster and the general "pro-gun" camp.

I find it interesting that your really citing a handful of examples of knife stabbings (one occurring in 2001) where a few people were injured or killed. That's actually my whole point. A deranged person with a knife and a deranged person with an assault rifle with a high capacity clip will have two very different outcomes. Ask the families in Colorado and Newtown which weapon they would have preferred used on the day their family members were attacked. That's just two U.S. examples from this year Sadly, I dont't need to cite examples from 2001 or other countries to make my argument.

I'm not advocating for all guns to be banned. I respect a person's right to protect themselves against criminals and to protect their families. I just don't agree that an assault rifle with a 30 round clip is the only way to accomplish that protection. In fact, I would love to see one example of where a high capacity clip or an assault rifle was the only way a non-military citizen was able to protect themself .

While there may never be an absence of guns and plenty of AR style guns are already in the marketplace, that's not a strong enough reason to throw our hands up and let the problem continue to grow. There are things that can be done that will help minimize future issues. Changing some of the gun laws is not the only solution, but it's ignorant to at least not allow it into the conversation.