Outlawing the right of private citizens to keep guns for self protection implies that the majority of gun-owners are lunatics like the one responsible for the Las Vegas massacre. When there's an horrific accident on the roads, one doesn't hear vociferous calls to disallow private citizens the right to drive, and I have no doubt that the death toll on the roads in any country is far, far greater than from shootings by irresponsible, incompetent or deranged gun-owners. If the majority in any population are considered unfit to own guns or drive vehicles, why should those who are not unfit be restricted with them in the name of equality? In SA we have a problem with truck, bus and taxi drivers. There's no call to ban the trucks, buses and taxis, because it's clear that the quality of the drivers is the issue. The issue is that it's politically incorrect to ban only the unfit! That's all.  This call to ban private gun ownership by competent citizens is illiberal and unsound on many levels.