And the majority of Americans favors "banning" guns? I doubt that very much. Most of us advocate the regulation of them, strongly favor strict background checks, strongly disagree with certain guns being available, strongly disagree with carrying guns inside many of the institutions currently allowed, strongly lament the gun-happy mindsets of so many Americans.

But banning? No. I live in Alaska. We have wild predators here. And besides that, a great many other potential situations where a firearm is needed. I remember an incident some years ago when a moose (large member of the elk family) on the rampage killed four dogs harnessed into a dog team.

I don't have a gun in my house. But then, I live in a town, not out in the bush.