Actually I am not arguing your points per sae. We refused to issue permits to many who took the gun classes because of their attitudes. They then just went to another place and either got them or sued and the courts awarded them the right. But our constitution gives us the right to bear arms and this country came into being by armed rebels as the British referred to them. Also I live in a rather bad area which has one of the worst dope problems in the country and instead of doing anything about it they prefer to cover it up so as to not scare away any tourists. Stabbings of innocent people by dopers stealing stuff is so common they don't even make the news any more.
As for your statement that self defense is over stated, try telling that to the people who are alive and their families are alive today because they had a gun and shot back. This is not meant to be argumentative as I agree that a lot of people have guns legally that should not have them, but you just lump every gun owner into that category and it isn't true. And the statistics that you can quote I can find more to dispute as whoever posts those does so to suit their own agenda. The gun owners do so and so do the anti gun people. So don't take this as an attack on you personally as it is not meant to be. I just have certain rights and you or no one else has the right to impose your ideas on the rest of us as we don't tell you that you have to have a gun.
Ron
