"You can only control the people who perceive that they have something to lose. The man who has nothing to lose is a dangerous critter, and not easily controlled. We (You and I) have significant consequences to attend to should we run afoul of the law, and thus we are controlled. Criminals have no such entanglements." -- Markp at mdshooters.com, 2010-01-01, responding to another poster's complaint about firearms regulations that don't appear to have the intended effects