Instead of focusing on guns control, why not ask the real question?
Why on earth someone wants to get a gun (about US $540) and shoot as many persons as possible? Is it that by making it easy to get a gun it makes you feel tempted to use it for if you have it and not use it then why you have it in the first place? If you own a Ferrari would you be anxious to run it 250MPH as soon as possible?
But why on earth someone wants to get a gun and shoot people? And why on earth someone wants to run at 250MPH? Is it part of modern culture? Or is it a way to get rid of our many frustrations? Or both?

Read re the thread Piglet. It wasn't me actually. I answered it.

Good point and my apologies to you too, Golfpro! Oops. I just saw the question and was surprised that anyone would ask it, given that the topic has received so much attention in recent years. I will just shut up on this topic now. Sorry Golfpro.