I've been in places a lot worse than St. Louis. Still did not and don't feel the need to carry a gun, then or now. It takes a certain kind of guy and I ain't him and have only met a couple who were in my lifetime.
Well, if he had 28 Colt Revolvers, or 28 Pennsylvania long rifles, or 28 Winchester model 12 pump shotguns or something like, (everybody gets my drift) I would call him a collector. Otherwise, you have a point.
Not so fast. Just don't outdrive your sight distance and then everybody is good. I'll post a pic or two tomorrow of what Taneycomo can look like with pea soup fog and what it looked like five minutes later. This time of year and this kind of weather can throw anybody a curve. He's right though about folks driving too fast for conditions. Happens on the highway too. Mostly due to lack of common sense.
What dude from Lake Ozark? And I personally have no problem with entrapment of poachers and illegal wildlife traffickers. I stand zero chance of getting caught in that sting.
I only bring up Sandy Hook as evidence of the country's unwillingness to do anything at all to deal with gun violence. Surely if there were ever an outrage that could have tipped the argument, that one was it. And nothing happened. I submit that means nothing ever will. The debate is over.
And nothing has been done since to deal with that sad situation (guns in a home with mentally ill. What could possibly go wrong?). Which was and remains my point. NOT ONE THING. And nothing ever will be either. We will put up with madness and shake our heads and turn away.
That experience does tend to help one get over being fascinated with guns and gunplay and thinking/worrying about needing to shoot another person. It sure got me over any sort of fascination with M-16's and other military style weapons. I still have plenty of guns and used to shoot a lot. Not nearly as much anymore. And I'm hardly ever very far from a gun or two. But all the hassle of carrying one? No thank you. Just do not feel the need at all.