Reactions to these mass murders all seem to follow the same pattern: Progressives call for more “common sense” gun laws, but reactionary Republicans point out how ineffective these laws turn out to be, and about which the bad guys “don’t give a hoot” as John Rocki points out in his letter of December 5, 2015. So, we need to get beyond “common sense” and make it a federal crime to simply possess either kind of murder weapon: hand gun or military rifle, and yes, confiscate every one of such killer weapons. Skinheads will be apoplectic, of course, and organize an armed revolution, no doubt, hole up in Idaho, somewhere, and dare the ATF to come get them.