Surely you know all about this by now:

Gunman at Illinois College Kills 6 People and Himself, Wounds 15

DEKALB, Ill., Feb. 14 — Without saying a word, a gunman dressed in black opened fire in a Northern Illinois University geology class Thursday, killing five students and wounding 16. He fired at random, authorities said, until the moment he killed himself.

I just heard on the radio two things of interest. One; Bush has sent word of his condolences to those affected by the shootings, and two; The gunman stepped into a gun shop about a week ago and purchased his weapon of choice.

Now wouldn’t you think it would take “balls-that-hang-all-the-way-to-the-floor” nerve to place a call to these students, when you’re a part of the grand movement to make purchasing guns as easy as buying bubblegum?

Some of my friends from the right argue that’s the price we pay for freedom. Yet these very same people can’t seem to wrap their little brains around the fact that a “no flag burning” law restricts those same freedoms.

I have no problem with gun ownership. I don’t think the Constitution guarantees it, but also no where does it say it’s illegal/forbidden/whatever. I just happen to agree with the sane half of America that there needs to be better checks in place before someone can make a purchase.