I was born and raised in the US, and have spent the last 10 years living in Los Angeles, and I completely agree with Chess.
There's simply no good use for handguns and fully automatic weapons. There were designed for one purpose and one purpose only - to kill people. If you want to target shoot, use a friggin' bb-gun.
I usually try to stay completely clear of political issues here (actually there's rarely a political issue brought up, as this is an audio board.
), but I can't stay completely silent on this one.
BigJohn - In your dream world in which every home has a gun carrying person, you admit that that is a pipe dream that would never happen. If you're going to dream, why not dream of a world without guns?
btw...my signature line is a quote from Gandhi, so consider the source when you listen to my preaching.