Deadworm, I wanted to mention this earlier but forgot -- that picture makes you look like you're thirty!
Todd, you are scaring me. It seems (maybe I'm exaggerating) that you think it would be the best if every sane and law-abiding person had a gun and was carrying it all the time, so people who want to commit crimes against them would be more afraid. I find that would be a really scary situation, although it might seem like a good balance to some people.
By the same logic we could say that all nations should have WMD, so noone would dare to use them in fear of retaliation.
Also my point when mentioning when that gun was being pointed at me was that a
12 year old kid could access a gun very easily. At that age, people aren't allowed to drink, drive, buy cigarettes, play in casinos, have sex etc. And they also shouldn't have access to guns. But if one is lying around somewhere where kids can easily get hold of them, that worries me. etc. You can't teach an average kid to not touch the gun or play with it. The forbidden fruit etc.
