Make USA a Gun-free zone?

[Usually Lurkin]

Originally Posted by Dr.Zoidberg

As I had a vacation in USA some years ago, the people over there don´t give me the impression that they are hardened and I couldn´t see anyone with a weapon. And I´m sure I would have seen, somebody is having a gun, as a gun is to big to hide, especially if there is warm weather an you wear loose clothing.

It seems you have a misconception, ziodberg, that only a hardened criminal could carry a gun. But I've known sum very kind and caring people that own guns, including sweet little old ladies. The difference between these people and those is one of attitude and intent. It is because they are kind and caring that they own guns. Kind people willing to defend their own lives and the lives of their neighbors should be allowed to do so.

In a situation with extreme emotional stress, a human being mostly will act in another way as accustomed. Mostly, and this is much more probable than to stand eyball to eyball in front of the offender trying to shoot him, you will attempt to escape. And belive me, there is only a small number of heroes

If those heroes had guns, there would be a lot less dead people. All it takes is one bad guy with a gun to kill a lot of people - and that will happen no matter how many laws you have in place. And if all the innocent are following the law in a gun-free land, then there will be a lot more dead people. Incredibly, there are heroes in those kinds of situations. If Librescu had a gun, maybe he could have stopped the carnage instead of minimizing it. Or Kevin Granata, who had military training, might have been able to do more than confront the gunman unarmed. There were others, too, and it only takes one brave citizen with a gun and some training to stop a madman.