I too have been coming off a bit hysterical and extreme on these gun threads. Howevewr, I have also been reading everyone's responses and thoughts and trying not to be merely reactionary. But I still haven't changed my mind. Police, military personnel, and sportsmen under strictly regulated conditions are the only people who should have guns. I reiterate my belief that people who feel they need protection from the government (which scares me too sometimes) or their fellow citizens (ditto) should go make positive changes in their world. My hope is that someday this debate will fall away because we'll create a society that's safe enough and democratic enough that people forget why they ever wanted to own guns.