I read the story on MSNBC and the comments were atrocious. Everyone basically agreed that this was the NRAs fault and that AK47s should be banned, even the "pro gun" comments said basically that only handguns and hunting shotguns should be legal and that an AK47 has no place in the United States.
For many years, this was basically the stance that the NRA took. In ALL of their literature, they talked solely about organized target shooting events, and hunting. Every picture of firearms in their pamphlets contained only hunting rifles and race guns (and the occasional old west style six shooter). It wasn't until they changed that I joined.
Of course, that's also the exact mantra that Don of Don's Guns repeats every time he gets a chance. I wonder if we'll see him destroy another batch of AK47s shortly. It's been a few years since he pulled that stunt.
I still suspect that this event is related to the Black Expo shootings.
My wife read the news stories about this, and she said "how do you know the shooter was black? It never mentions his color." I replied it was simple, if only ONE person had suggested that the shooter was white, Al Sharpton would have already been here.