Comments by "Charles Eye" (@TheCharleseye) on "Maine mass shooting suspect left suicide note addressed to his son, sources say" video.

Let? Unless a cop follows you around 24/7, there's really nothing they could have done to keep him from getting a gun.
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@jameshw9751 There are roughly a half a billion guns in the US. No, "forbidding" him from legally owning guns wouldn't have done anything. He was willing to kill countless people and you think he wouldn't be willing to buy a gun under the table? Come on.
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@itwasaliens That's adorable. Yes, they could have taken his guns. Then, because he's a firearms instructor - who surely knows tons of gun owners - he could just pick up the phone, call whichever guy had been talking about selling a couple of his guns last week at the range (believe me, there's always someone looking to do so) and bought those. Did you actually think that taking someone's guns away stops them from getting more? Ha! I live in California. The strictest state in the union, as far as gun laws are concerned. I can throw a rock and hit someone who will sell you a gun under the table, and I'm not a firearms instructor.
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@Yuuzas_Ei I didn't say there were billions. I said there were nearly half a billion. Roughly 450 million by last count. Why are you embellishing an already high number? But to answer your question, it's because guns are durable goods - not disposable, and Americans buy what other countries might considsr to be a lot of guns. It's actually not hard to get to this number. If you're a multi-generational American, it's almost a certainty that you come from previous generations who had guns. When taken care of, guns last indefinitely. So, you get family heirloom guns that may have been your father's, grandfather's, great-grandfather's, etc. You grew up shooting those guns and you like them but you also want something smaller, like a handgun. Also, there's this new turkey shotgun you've been drooling over. Not to mention the deer rifle you've had since your dad first took you hunting. That's at least five guns right there, and you're not even an avid shooter. Then there's that carbine you've been wanting aince your buddy let you shoot his at the range last month. Then, of course there's your trusty .22, that has taken out many a varmint and is the cheapest way to spend time at the range. We're up to at least seven now, and you're still just a hobbyist. There are over 130,000,000 lawful gun owners in the US. It's actually shocking that there are only 450,000,000 guns in circulation. Reduce everyone to just one gun and that's still 130,000,000 legally owned firearms. Those numbers don't include all the ones the criminals have.
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