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If you're a terrorist, a guerrilla, or are aspiring toward either, The Armory might be your gun depot of choice. But for anyone not on the government's radar, 100-percent legal, open websites are all you need to plan an American massacre. This is a little scary. It doesn't appear James Holmes broke any laws of the US or Colorado until he allegedly opened fire in that crowded theater. Up until that point, he was just another guy accumulating multiple firearms, bullet-maximizing accessories, and thousands upon thousands of bullets. All it took to create a cache of weapons capable of mass murder was time, money, and Internet savvy—three things most Americans have at least some of. With only Google and a few nouns, you can find everything you need to kill lots of people. "buy bulk ammo" "100-round magazine" "body armor" Plug these searches in, and a bevy of eager online merchants will ring you up. Unlike The Armory, there's no need for encrypt...

Getty The AR-15 One of the guns that suspect James Holmes used in the Colorado theater massacre of at least 12 early Friday morning is quickly reigniting the gun-control debate.  The AR-15 is a semi-automatic assault rifle that is a civilian version of the military's M-16. According to CNN, it's capable of carrying up to 100 rounds. It shoots one bullet at a time that can "may go through two people" at once. And it's legal in the United States.  After the Aurora Police Department revealed that this was one of the guns Holmes used, outrage ensued online, mostly because the gun would have been a lot harder to purchase under the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that expired in 2004. Congress has not voted to replace the bill, which was enacted in 1994 but had a "sunset provision" that let it expire.  Here's a breakdown of some of the more harsh restrictions it would have faced under the 1994 bill, via The Guardian :  The manufacture and import of AR-15s and...