Given that the perp in question was a gang member,it is highly unlikely that the weapon in question was legally acquired. If someone would please explain to me how restricting the activities of law abiding citizens is going to bring people who are already felons into line I would appreciate it. The problem with gun control legislation is that it has no impact whatsoever on the ability of criminals to acquire weapons, it just makes it tough for law abiding citizens to protect themselves. The gun control laws we already have in place are not enforced. The Bartley-Fox law in Massachusetts is supposed to mandate a minimum one year sentence for illegal posession of a firearm, but read the court pages of the Mass papers. NEVER have I seen someone sentenced under that law, with the sole exception being a conneticut businessman who stopped by a police station to turn in his weapon after he realized he had crossed the state line with it. He was convicted of violating the law and got a year in jail. The 16 gang members in Framingham who robbed a gun store and stole 17 firearms got suspended sentences of 6 months probation. Enforce the laws we already have, they're restrictive enough.