The latest incarnation of gun control debate has been in form of Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, which Congress failed to uphold in its latest session. The law prohibited sale of any semi-automatic assault weapons manufactured after 1994. Supporters of ban said it helped keep violent weapons off street, while opponents claimed it imposed a confusing classification system, was overly restrictive and had little effect on controlling violent crime.

Gun rights advocates argue that a well-armed public helps prevent crime and ensure personal safety. Gun control proponents, on other hand, fear that widespread gun ownership actually increases crime rates and leads to other negative outcomes, both public and private. Is Second Amendment out-of-date, or does it guarantee an integral right?

At a time when party held its greatest political power a small minority was calling for a return to moderation that they believed party once stood for. Unfortunately voices of reasonable were drowned out by those that claimed that results of elections were enough for party to forsake respect for truth.

The Democratic party issued following statement,

"We offer our condolences to those unsuspecting souls that were blindsided by these events. You are in our thoughts and our prayers and we wish you best.

The Republican party was a fierce political adversary and competitor in all of us will miss their fighting spirit. In years past Republican party has tried to keep us honest, sometimes more so than we tried to keep ourselves. For this we thank them for their shining example of what becomes of a party that fails to turn that discerning eye inward to introspectively correct faults and remain humble.

The example that has arisen out of ashes could not be clearer. Whatever organizations come to represent disparate groups affected by these events will be better off for it. Homage, no matter how bizarre, must be paid posthumously to Republican party for allowing this much needed evolution and for this we again thank them."

Services will be held at Lincoln Memorial at 900 Ohio Drive, S.W. Washington, DC 20024. Memorial donations may be made to Amnesty international, Children's Defense Fund, American Civil Liberties Union, Natural Resources Defense Council, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, NAACP, United Nations, Sierra Club, Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace, Citizens for Tax Justice, and Public Broadcasting Service.