In another predictable development, the gun grabbers have seized upon the Alabama shooting incident as a pretext to demand a return to the "assault weapon" ban:

Gun-control activists have renewed calls for the federal government to reinstate a ban on so-called assault weapons in the wake of Tuesday's deadly shooting rampage in Alabama.

Stricter national gun-control laws face dim prospects in Washington, however, despite Democratic control of Congress and the White House.

Gun sales have soared in the months since the presidential election, due in part to fears among gun owners that President Barack Obama intends to ban assault weapons, or guns that can fire rounds more quickly than standard weapons.

Last month, Clayton Cramer did a great job of explaining why making this connection is wrong (the Mexican Army being the most likely source of the guns), and concluded,

...if Mexico really has a problem with guns coming across the border, perhaps they could work on securing the border. We'll help. That will stop the inflow of illegal drugs and aliens at the same time. Can you see why this isn't going to happen?

Aside from being based on a dishonest argument, the idea of taking guns away from Americans because they wind up in the hands of Mexican criminal gangs is profoundly immoral.

Really, it makes about as much sense as saying guns should be taken away from homeowners to prevent burglars from stealing them.

Where it comes to guns, the Obama administration's goal is clearly to penalize the law abiding for the acts of criminals.

Little wonder people in the U.S. are facing an ammo shortage.

Blaming the law abiding is hardly "shange." It's an old and tired routine.