I don't understand the hard-on that a lot of people have for guns at all. They're not fun gadgets or toys. They're deadly weapons. Why would anyone want one?
If someone wanted to own a weapon - regardless of the legality of weapons in their specific location - I would be highly suspicious of their reasons for wanting one.
How many of these tragic shootings need to happen before they realise that letting people have firearms is a terrible idea?
Do they really value the freedom to own firearms over the lives of children?