Squeak, in my first post I was agreeing with Trident that morons are legally able to buy guns. I lay no blame on gun stores, they are a legitimate business. As was stated, a gun store owner has no way of determining the stability of a customer. But that is not the point.

Regardless of where, or by whom, a gun is bought, legally or otherwise, it is still a means by which to maim or kill another person. That is the sole purpose of the device. The same can not be said of cars. Unfortunately, morons do get hold of guns, and we are all the more vulnerable for it.