Riffy and Pdog. So much for toning down the political rhetoric huh? No,this wasn't Sarah Palin's fault and their is now way to tell if this nutcase was influenced one way or another by some politician's bullshit. He was a crazed lunatic who for some reason targeted this poor congesswomen. Yes it would be nice to tone down the politicla discourse on both sides to something resembling civilty. If this thread is any indication. Good luck america. Back to certain facts about this tragedy. Why is no one bringing up gun control? This guy bought his weapon legally. Evidently Arizona doesn't even require you to register a gun. Way to easy for lunatics to get weapons. Espicially automatic weapons. He shot nearly 20 people and would have kept shooting if some brave citizens didn't stop him. Why is a weapon like this legal and readily available. Yes people have the right to bear arms,but they don't have to right to murder people with them. Can't wait for the NRA's response to this one.