[sammyg2]

Quote: "why does it seem the only people who use guns are the criminals to execute our children?"

Let me see if I got this right, you actually believe that the only people who use guns are the people who go into schools and shoot kids? With all due respect which rock have you been hiding under?

Since people shooting up schools happens about every other year on average or less, and there are thousands of murders per year in this country, I'd say that logic is a bit tainted.

I suppose if guns were completely eliminated then people whould never have the urge to kill each other. There was probably no such thing as murder before guns were invented. No wars, no problems, everybody just died of old age before guns.

Guns are not the problem. if oyu want to eliminate murders, you need to outlaw people. Our race is evil, bloodthirsty, petty, and violent. Without guns they will use knives or swords or fire or rocks, but there will still be murderers.
Come to think of it, if you outlaw guns altogether there will still be just as many shootings because the same people who are willing to shoot each other will ignore the laws and still get guns.
the only ones that would be affected by outlawing guns would be the law-abiding citizens, and they are not the ones we need to worry about in the first place!

The NRA doesn't control government as you suggested. The people who are members of the NRA are also voters, and they (we) have a strong voice in who gets elected. We influence the government to represent us and our beliefs and our freedoms and our rights.
That is exactly how it is supposed to work.