[arnie]

Never claimed that you want to make guns illegal. Just saying I don't think it's a good idea

I agree. Making anything illegal is the worst solution. Now we need to define what we as a society tolerate is an acceptable price to pay for the current "guns for all, unless.." law (fill in the blank with "mentally unstable, criminal etc, etc). If that answer is less (or 0) shootings/killings, then we have established that the current law is dysfunctional and requires change. It is that simple.

How we as a society treat people with mental problems is surely part of the problem (hence my plea for a holistic and integrated approach). However, their treatment etc can not be covered under a gun ownership law, just like a medical law/bill doesn't deal with gun ownership. But, it is a societal question that also requires critical scrutiny and attention.