It feels very strange to read about Dr. George Tiller, because I spent most of my late childhood and early adulthood in Wichita, and have personally been to the Tiller family 'practice' when his father, Dr. Jack Tiller ran it. I did not know in those days that the older Dr. Tiller was, even then, a practicing abortion doctor....but I did later wonder how, in such a very conservative town like Wichita, the 'issue' which aimed guns at it was allowed to wait so long.
   No...I do NOT wonder any more. It was conservative media attention calling them 'murderers' and the same basic folks who argue against abortion that now also argue FOR almost unlimited freedom to own guns. I do suppose that this extremist 'could' have managed to kill Dr. Tiller with a kitchen knife or dynamite, but a handgun is SO much easier to carry into the foyer of a church.....one shot, and the perpetrator was gone, and able to almost get away.

It is impossible to note, follow and comment on all the sad gun incidents that one can read about every day in this country...there are just too many - so many that only the most
graphic and 'interesting' (*sigh*) get national attention.

Those who are committed to the idea of some strict adherence to their interpretation of good 'ol amendment #2 will, of course, wish to claim that the 2 issues are unrelated and that Dr. Tiller's demise was simply because some demented extremist will always find a way.
All I can say in answer is that *if* I am ever on a hit list, I rather my enemies had to face me fairly, without Smith and Wesson to help them....