A motive is emerging (Sandy Hook shooting)

[HooptieWagon]

87. Would you like some numbers?

Gun deaths, in total? Over 30K. Of that, about 60% are suicides. I don't know how many suicide deaths are with legally owned guns vs. illegally owned guns. But I knew 5 suicide victims...2 jumpers, 2 ODs, and one hanging. Only 2 could be called predictible, ie: chronic depression and previous attempts. None owned a gun to my knowledge, but the lack of a gun didn't stop them.
Homicides- the majority happen in the commission of other crimes...robbery, etc...by convicted felons who aren't allowed guns anyway. Most of these weapons are handguns, convicted felons don't walk around with unconcealable rifles, for the most part. Since they are already disobeying the law, the case can't be made that they will decide to follow any new laws. So reducing that aspect of gun homicides (remember, it's the majority) is going to involve keeping those criminals off the streets (which is already being done by minimum sentencing and other laws, with some success), and by stemming the flow of guns onto the streets - which can probably have some success by restricting private sales, which hasn't been tried yet.