Jock, I am with you. If I could wave a wand and make ALL guns disappear forever, I would do it in a heartbeat. However, reality steps in here, and those of you who need to bury your heads in the sand should be grateful that some of us are on duty to protect your sorry asses. And, macho has nothing to do with it. If it did in my case I'd be packing a .44 magnum instead of a .38 with a two inch barrel. Some of you remind me of my little girl, age 8, when she saw me putting up smoke detectors. She asked what they were, and I told her. She started to cry because she just began to realize that her world was not safe and perfect. As long as there are whackos out there packing unseen guns, I will also pack, and I will eat at McDonalds with the assurance that some nut case wont get all of us. What have you people got against equality anyway? BTW, my license is only valid in Maine and Florida, so, all you paranoids in between can relax when you see me coming.