Gun Control & RKBA

I never really understood the rationale for waiting periods. Is it a suicide-prevention measure? That erroneously presupposes that there aren't plenty of either readily available methods of doing oneself in. Is it to prevent heat-of-the-moment rage killings? That overlooks the fact that heated moments pass very quickly but grudges can be nurtured for a long, long time.

The biggest inanity of all is the fact that waiting periods apply even to people who already own guns: "Let's see ... I want to kill my neighbor, but this old Smith & Wesson just isn't going to cut it. If I can't get a Glock, I'm not going to do it."

But no, I see the pendulum swinging the other way. Waiving waiting periods in times of crisis runs counter to the gun-control article of faith that states that guns are never any good and that access to them should be restricted as much as possible.