I am simply amazed that the whole "assault weapon" craze got reinvigorated by an incident (Sandy Hook) in which the semi-automatic AR style rifle was not even used. (It was left in the car). http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50208495#50208495
It's an oft repeated truism that "for evil to triumph all that is required is for good people to do nothing" - and when good people are stripped of the tools needed to mount an appropriate response, why are people then surprised when evil wins?