[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, I think you are right about that.
When the second amendment was formulated the US was a far different country...and as Retlaw observed, the guns were rudimentary...and things have to be looked at from a modern angle.
The problem is the NRA will not compromise, and it seems that it does not matter how many young lives are lost, they do not hear any of the logical and reasoned arguments.

Who knows what potential has been lost in these young lives...and I do not get why there has not been a huge uprising of the people to change things.