I have waited to collect my thoughts before posting anything regarding this terrible tragedy and I am NOT responding to any other posts in this thread.

I have lived in Colorado for almost 50 years now it is a beautiful, although at time a cold, piece of the world. Just last week I visited the University of Colorado Medical Center to fix some computer issues they were having. On my way to a family reunion in Grand Lake I passed the Bass Pro shop twice so I am pretty familiar with the territory.....

I know that the 2nd amendment grants citizens the right to bear arms, I have no real problem with that but I do have a problem with the gun lobby's stand on how far those rights go.

So for example, the West was on fire in Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado...at least 2 of those fires were started by citizens target shooting in the woods. Perhaps none of you heard about this but there was a big debate surrounding the temporary banning of target shooting during the current conditions. The gun lobby was, as you might expect, against a ban claiming the 2nd amendment rights. My point on this is why can't a ban be placed on shooting in the woods? There where bans on fires and fireworks....why NOT shooting?

I understand that gun owners want to hunt with their firearms but I don't think they would select a AK15 to kill a deer. These weapons are intended to kill only one kind of prey. PEOPLE. These types of weapons should be more closely controlled.

Most, if not all, of the most recent mass killing in the US involved 3 things, automatic or semi-automatic guns, large capacity clips and angry men. I know we can't ban men but how about restricting the sale of large capacity clips? Or why didn't some guy buying 6,000 rounds of ammo set off alarm bells somewhere? My credit card has been shut off by just buying things on the Internet...... Why can't we restrict the purchase of large amounts of ammo?

Often I have been told and it has already been said in this case that, if only someone at that movie had a gun. Colorado does allow concealed weapons even in church but in spite of that no one in that movie had a gun with them. And even if they had a gun this guy was wearing full body armor so what good would that gun have done? And why in the heck do we sell these suits on the internet? And ship them 2nd day air? In this case, this kid was not in any trouble prior to the shooting and was not a loner....he had friends in the community.

Perhaps one of saddest things I heard this morning was some evangelical minister saying that only the Christians killed would be going to heaven. I think the phrase is "Judge not least yea be judged" perhaps that guy should join the Westboro church.

This is not our first rodeo but I surely hope it is our last.....