Rare massacres by crazy people with assault weapons incorrectly motivate recent gun violence legislation efforts.
Such massacres caused fewer than 1% of the 7000 gun homicides in the US in 2010. Such perpetrators usually plan their crime carefully; they are hard to prevent.
The purpose of handguns is to kill people. At least 95% of all US gun homicides are from concealable handguns.
The ownership of concealable handguns should be limited to a very few people, mainly law enforcement. They should be phased out as nonlethal alternatives become practical.
Make owning or carrying an unlicensed handgun punishable by a long Federal prison term.
Handguns cause at least 60% of all US homicides. Eliminate them to make us safer.