The real issue is access to guns. If guns were not available to purchase then the massacre would not have happened...
Not to turn this thread into a gun control debate, but:
1. As far as it's a theoretical statement, I absolutely agree.
2. But despite the truth of the point, it cannot get us anywhere. That's because there is no way the 2nd is going to be repealed in this country now, or in any future I can foresee.
3. #2 is why I generally avoid talking about gun control legislation. There are some things that don't really make sense to me for reasonable self-defense purposes, like 100-round magazines and body armor beyond kevlar*. Plus, there are really stupid laws, like the ones defining what is and is not an "assault weapon". It's something like 2 out of X factors, and the factors don't making any sense as far as the supposed purpose goes. But, no dice as to laws that might do something meaningful.
4. Even if the 2nd were repealed, it would take quite a
long time to get rid of all the criminals guns. If you made it a serious crime not to turn in your registered (FID or LTC or otherwise) gun, you actually
would be helping the criminals. (Emphasis because, in contrast, my disdain for claims that banning guns in places like bars is a bad idea because mass shooters will therefore go to bars)
We've just got to shrug and accept the chance we'll get mowed down. OR, get an LTC and accept the chance we accidentally shoot someone else, we suffer unexpected depression and shoot ourselves, our child steals the gun and shoots itself, we go to shoot a criminal who would not have shot us but who does so because we shot at them, a cop things we're the bad guy and shoots us accidentally, etc etc etc.
*So the owner wears it to bed in case someone breaks in? To work? ....