what the rep from TN said was tone-deaf as hell, but....i see the point he is trying to make. if AR-15s were banned yesterday, it's not going to have any effect on the numbers of school shootings. evil people will always find a way to commit evil acts. if someone goes into a kindergarten and beats a teacher & most of her class to death with a ball bat, are you going to demand that the sale and possession of ball bats are banned?