As an avid 2nd Amendment supporter, NRA and ILA member, it is obvious when reading most gun-control literature that those suggesting gun-control don't understand the root of the issue. The right to keep and bare arms is a fundamental right, guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, specifically to keep tyranical governments in check, ours included. Once a group looses the right to defend itself, all other rights become the privy of the government. Logic suggests that an unarmed population is more controllable than an armed one. Gun-control in any form is a slippery slope that leads ultimately to complete government control. Germany proved it, Iraq proved it, and soon Canada, England, Australia, and Japan will prove it.