Bob Franken: Shooting at the Constitution

Before I'm finished with this commentary, I will have incensed nearly everyone. It's about guns. So let the fury begin: If I had my way, private ownership would be eliminated -- no pistols, no rifles, certainly no assault weapons, except in the hands of the military and law enforcement. End of story. Right now, the readers who adore their instruments of death are already seething and preparing their hateful comments and personal threats.

But let's not leave out antagonizing those who advocate controls on the nation's private arsenal. Their heroes are the Democratic members who led a sit-in on...