Kendall, I read the law at the link posted by BBruce, and the related Wikipaedia article as well. I used my own experience to show both what I think of the value of the law and why I drew that conclusion. I understand that the law, as written, applies to retired law-enforcement officers, not ex-military personnel such as I, but I considered the two professions close enough at least in the area of weapons-handling practices to be comparable.

999, Jeri and my brother Andrew all addressed your point directly.

In choosing OMMM as the main alternative, you set up a false dichotomy. That's just bad logic and unworthy of a debater of your substantial calibre.

Pun intended.