I understand where you are coming from; my brother-in-law is a federal agent and he has to carry everywhere he goes. What I\'m saying is that we make it too easy to obtain a gun. I personally don\'t own a gun and refuse to allow one in my home besides my brother-in-law, but I think that if you are going to allow people to own a gun for protection, it should be for the home only, we don\'t need gun-toting civilians walking through NYC or Boston or whatever your local city is. I\'ve been in some states like Virginia where I saw a biker carrying a Colt 45 as he was going into a 7-11 to get coffee; is that really necessary? I\'m not saying ban all guns, but there should definitely be restrictions on where you can carry your legally obtained gun and stricter means in which you can obtain a gun. Those of you that know me, know that I\'m not a huge fan of cops and such, but they\'re trained professionals paid to deal with criminals, we\'re not and shouldn\'t take it into our own hands to supply justice (that would make you a criminal also). How often do you really find yourself in a situation that requires you to have a gun? If you find yourself in that situation often, then you might need to rethink why that is and there might be some personal decisions to make that would keep you out of those situations. Owning a gun is not the answer, learning how to deal with your environment and being well-informed about the non-violent means available to you might be a better solution.
Just my 2-cents.
