"But then, why take chances?"
Correct. Which is why I now advocate for immediate gun confiscation. Why take the chance that Scotty Second Amendment is going to get up from breakfast with his wife and 2.5 children, blow them away, and then head for the local school/nursing home/church/factory/office building to spread some more mayhem.
We just can't take that chance.
Just as gun owners say that education and training are the cure to many gun issues, I'm thinking a bit of personal education would have gone a long way toward keeping this issue from ever cropping up in the first place.
It's pretty evident from the one story that the guy never read or understood the covenants and rules for the community.
It's pretty evident that the guy never talked to people in the community to see what they had to say about the HOA.