The biggest problem with established governments is the distribution of power. The act of coming together into a huge 'togetherness' and assuming an identity as a Nation or Country is an act of conferring 'political power' to the Top of the political entity. There is no 'natural power' that inures to the Top just by virtue of being on Top of any political entity. The power at the Top that the entity posseses is a 'conferred power'. Historically, it was by 'divine right' or 'inheritance', in others, a position taken by force. In a democracy of people, by people, and for people, that conferring of power comes from the bottom where all the people reside. By virtue of 'placing' one of their own at the Top of government for a period of time, grants the authority and power to govern 'for the general welfare',each and every person within the 'togetherness', and also to relate to other global political entities. The issue of political power is not simple. There is a clear distinction between political power and personal power and never shall the two meet. The political and the personal must be kept at a respectable distance. The Top has political power, but only by virtue of office. The Bottom(the people) have personal power, or better yet, they have strength in Numbers. Yet, there comes a time when political issues mix with personal issues. Gun control is such an issue. Obviously, we cannot control the individuals who periodically go crazy and massacre others. Of course, we have to try. However,we can control( to some degree) the availability of guns particularly so-called combat weapons. Of course we have an Amendment that protects the right of people to protect themselves and their homes. The gun issue is not about the Amendment, which was passed for a different reason and at a different time, and which should remain intact; its about personally having 'weapons of mass destruction'. (sounds familiar?) If we can justify begining a war by creating a wrong impression about the 'potential' possession of weapons of mass destruction(a political issue that involved killing women and children)surely we can instigate some form of actual gun control, particularly when it involves 'helpless' children( a personal issue). We can't control the 'crazies', but we can control the availability of guns. Maybe we should be glad to have a statesman at the Top who really cares about the Bottom; particularly, the helpless children and the families being effected.