No, there's a VIOLENCE problem, there's a drug problem, there's a gang problem, there's an education problem, there's an economic problem... The only gun problem is that government wants to limit / eliminate America's guns.
Here's a gun law that I would support: like a drivers license before you can buy a gun that you demonstrate a level of proficiency with guns... Not so stringent that only military could carry, but enough to show that you know how a gun works and standard safety.
Ya, and until we eliminate crime, then I need a gun to protect myself against the criminals who will have guns regardless of laws.
All I hear here is "I'm scared please protect me"... Well, nobody can protect you (exception maybe if you have armed guards), so you must be able to protect yourself.
What if those people didn't target "gun free zones" and someone saw what was happening, lined them up and shoot them down??
Impossible, because an ar-15 is far more accurate than a handgun ESPECIALLY in a self-defense circumstance where adrenaline is pumping... Also, the AR-15 has more stopping power.
You're now grasping because you don't understand guns in any way... Honestly, go to a shooting range and do the comparison for yourself.
So, would you have preferred, in the case of the 12 year old in the link earlier, that the criminals have had an ar-15 and the kid was limited to a pistol?? What purpose would that serve?