I would just like to add, the problems with education are not related to funding. I would like state-supported College, though.
There also seems to be a lot of misconceptions with gun control. Any place where guns are available, everyone needs to have the same access to them (except criminals and the mentally ill). Look at places like Sweden and "Gun Town USA" (Kennesaw, GA) for examples of safe gun-friendly societies. Most big massacres that have occurred in the US have happened in "gun-free" zones.