LOL.  No I chose my words carefully.  Threw you for a loop did I?  It occurred to me this morning that there was an inconsistency in my arguments as I believe most conservatives do not want nuclear proliferation, especially to Korea and Iran.   I also believe that most conservatives do not really want guns in the hands of the insane or people like this yahoo.     The problem lies in the way to do it.  With nukes, it almost has to be the way we are going about it.  With some force behind it.   Now with guns, it has to be more individualized and more laws are not necessarily the answer.   We have enough laws on the books.  It has to be more person to person.  Neither nukes nor guns are in of themselves the problem, it is the people using them.   Really with both that is where the ultimate solution lies.