[theweatherman]

When you claim any gun is ideal to kill with you are just plain wrong. How far down main st. do you think you can go with a 6 foot musket strapped to your back. Now think of a 5 inch pistol hidden in your pocket. the pistol is obviously a better choice.

so this 250 lb thug comes up to this old lady, pulls a gun and says give me your purse. The lady then whips out her pistol and blasts the guy in the chest? I see how this makes her as strong as the thug, but does she really stand a chance against an armed criminal.

Of course if i was a criminal and saw that more and more oldladys were carrying guns id simply kill them first then take their stuff, why risk a "fair" fight?

The escalation of violence that can occur if everyine holds a gun is scary.