"Scott" wrote in message
...
That was my whole point (in a roundabout way)...knee-jerk reactions will
not solve this problem. My gun can (help) protect me and my family at
home (forgot to mention that part)...can't pack heat while at church or
the shopping mall, so I have to take some risks in life. But...I don't
feel the government can effectively protect me either...

You obviously don't attend my church. (Not being funny - I attend and am a
member of a mainstream Christian church.)

Rich S.