Derek,

I DON'T have a problem with long-barrel firearms, OR home protection.

But when EASILY conceilable hand guns are out and about in public, I DO!

And THAT'S the tangent this thread has taken. The whole idea that HANDGUNS are the answer to personal safety is bogus AND belongs in the 19th century.

BUT, as I said, this being America, and almost every swingin' dick out there having the capability to carry a HANDGUN(whether legally of not) because of the proliferation of them and the mindset of fear out there, it's NOW beyond any discussion in order to reel in the violence that THESE types of firearms add to in this country's annual death toll.

Ya want "home protection"? Get cha a Remington Pump-action 12 gauge. NOW you're talkin'!!!

Cheers,
Dwight
(and ya don't have to be a good shot for that puppy to be effective)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)