Sounds about right

It's just a sad statement on life in general that people even have to consider such strong measures to begin with. Fear for own safety really does stop people from doing rotten deeds to others, desperate or not, more often than not. It "usually" works when reasoning and pleas don't ... logically. Berzerkers? Nothing stops them when they go off, thank goodness, in spite of all the stories and mega publicity when they go off, berzerkers really don't happen ofen in relation to population and frequency. Media over-coverage (ratings?) gives the illusion it does and gets everyone in a tizzy and just wanting to get rid of what they see is the problem ... the weapon itself. Where I sit, weapons are not the problem, but realistically thinking, personal security of self and material possessions are more likely if criminals/whoever figures a target might have a weapon and hurt them, therefore they just don't go there. Law abiding folks with social concience and a gun will use the gun for protection and as a deterent to violations in a world where we are all at risk ... defenceless.

I guess Ma Yappy agrees in "It's okay to have a gun when the gun is about selfprotection and not about committing crimes and violence against others"

I do, however, believe that anyone gtting licenced to own them needs to pass screening tests to be careful about who has guns though. Don't want a criminal or a known rageaholic targeting me or anyone else with one

I just hate the idea that we even have to think about something lik this. But ... sadly ... we do.

Karmen