gerald.hughes
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I apologize for the highjacking.
Let me start by saying that I am a gun owner, have been since I was 12 years old. I am not against guns. I am not even against gun ownership. Many people do not know that in Switzerland, which is always considered a pacifist country, it is the law that every person over the age of 18 must take military training, and have an maintain a firearm in their home.
Second, Arizona is, and always has been a state where it is legal to carry a firearm in public, as long as it is visible. My problem is with concealed weapons. Babyhog, a visible weapon can be a deterrent, and I am sure that your husband feels the same way. That is one of the reasons that Police, and security people make a big deal of carrying their weapons in a very visible manner. (The FBI and detectives, on the other hand, tend to carry their weapons in a non-visible manner so as to not be so intimidating.)
Some people may not be aware of it, but one of the men who tackled the shooter in Tucson was carrying a gun. When asked why he didn't use it, he responded that there was so much confusion, and so many innocent bystanders, that the chance of shooting someone unintended was too high. I can imagine what the slaughter would have been if ten or twenty bystanders had been firing. Stop and think of the times when the police, who have training, will get caught up in a situation, and fire off a couple of hundred rounds at a suspect.
A final thought. You only stop assassins by luck. Every assasinated President and politician had security. Kennedy had carloads of secret service with him in Dallas. They only really come into play after the assassin has made the first move, and if that is effective, the person is dead. (Bobby Kennedy). If not, the person survives and the assassin is caught or killed (Reagan). Guns don't prevent determined people from killing someone.
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