I'm pro-armament. I grew up around guns, I know how to use, how to care for, how to store them. I believe fear and ignorance about guns can be as dangerous as the weapons themselves. Granted, it can lull people into a false sense of security, and the percentages of accidental shootings, spousal homicides and murders generally go up where guns are easily accesible, but the peace of mind you get from knowing it's there should something happen can be worth the risk in people's eyes. And I'm afraid I like the notion of being able to decide for myself if I want them, not be stripped of them because a few bad apples spoil it for the rest of us - I understand too this society's becoming more violent, less tolerant, more desperate and socially segregated, but the alternative is a oppressive police state, or worse in the other extreme, martial law.