The author needs to get his head out of his ass, or at least move it a little in that direction.<p>As others have said, if reducing overall violence is the goal then rifles shouldn&#x27;t be a major focus, reducing handgun ownership among people who engage in crime as a large part or all of their income should be a focus.<p>Extremists and lunatics with rifles have nothing on organized crime in terms of overall body count (which is allegedly what everyone wants to reduce).