>you have a
>major national problem that needs to be tackled by the US
>Government by a president with enough balls to tackle the
>Pro gun lobby & start taking guns out of the public sector.

Your points are appreciated and violence certainly doesn't solve violence. But in the mean time you might ask yourself this question. If it came down to it, would you rather shoot or be shot, or stabbed or bludgeoned?

Now, over coffee and donuts with the nice folk in my neighborhood, I may agree violence is not a solution to violence and owning a gun may be a risk in the home. But If later that same evening I caught a man holding my wife at gun point in our bedroom, ready to rape her, I'd be glad I owned a gun.

Until one has aspired to the spiritual heights of Ghandi or Christ, there are many who would rather shoot first before witnessing the violation or execution of their husbands, wives, sons or daughters.

The laws regarding the use of a firearm for self defense in this country are clear. Shooting someone in self defense is only justified if there is no avenue of escape for the victim.