Scott wrote:
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...


Get a concealed carry permit. Very few places can deny you the right
to carry once you have one. Churches are private property and can say
yes or no, malls are public property so you can carry. Here in Florida
schools, courthouses, cop shops and the like are off limits for
concealed carry. Supposedly businesses can't say no unless they post it.
I won't carry into a home where the resident is opposed to fire arms
out of respect to the resident. Vermont has no requirements for open or
concealed carry permits.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired