assault weapons are here to stay - The NRA sez so and they are in charge.

Priorities much, Feinstein?

I'm certain a discussion on guns right now will not be beneficial to Democrats, but when will it ever be a good time? The gun lobby (and every other powerful lobby) has bought Congress. Money is free speech. As long as this condition exists, there will never be a good time to discuss guns.

There are other rights besides the right to bear arms. Rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Are the rights of those whose life was cut short because of someone else's right to bear arms less important? It seems there's a conflict, because the rights of one cannot be sacrificed for the rights of another.

Is removing all guns from the citizenry the answer? No. Is doing nothing the answer? No, it is not. We need to have a discussion about this in this country. Rights are to be protected, but whose rights are supreme?

Without life, there is no need to have a debate about guns.

The bought and paid for Congress needs to go. Congress is supposed to look after the rights of we the people, not powerful and wealthy lobbyist groups, corporations, and only the people who are millionaires, yet that's the way it's been.

Which rights must be protected? How do we address the rights of one if those rights are compromised by the rights of another? There is no simple answer. Doing nothing is certainly not the answer, either.