In response to an MSNBC online news article posting photos of attendees at the NRA convention posing with weapons, I posted this response to a commentor on the article.

Rights, have limits. Freedom, has limits. 

How much firepower is necessary to bring down Bambi, or defend your home or person?

Do you need assault weaponry?

Do you need a 32-round clip?

I have no problem with gun enthusiasts. It's a hobby. I don't want to take anyone's guns away. Nor, I believe, does anyone else.

What many of us believe, and are looking for, is an end to the intransigence that is the NRA. No indication of compromise, no willingness to talk, and to listen.

There are reasons that tanks aren't sold at dealerships. Probably about 95% of weapons do not belong in the hands of private citizens, I don't care how the 2nd Amendment is interpreted. 

I believe that if any citizen is interested in firing specialized, military-use-designed weapons, they pay to do so at an authorized, licensed range. Go for it. Safely. In AZ a couple years back, a youngster tried doing just this, allegedly lost control of her weapon, and spun around and shot her instructor to death. Based upon that tragic, deadly occurrence, even ranges should have age limits. 

It is not about the weapon used. It is about the violence within us all. Some 33,000 of us are shot to death, all needlessly, annually. Isn't it time to end the carnage?

During what I believe should be extended waiting periods for background checks, it should be a requirement of all applicants, to spend two eight hour shifts in an ER, preferably on Fri and Sat nights, to see what the results are of irresponsible gun use. Also, one documented visit to a city or country morgue.

Yesterday, a 5 year old Louisiana girl became the latest victim of responsible gun ownership when she played with her daddy's gun while he was showering.

He's devastated, she's in a box. 

How long are we willing to continue the carnage? There is middle ground.