>a lot of these people need to be dongslapped in the face w/a
>dose of reality. To me it's cool if you want to own a gun,
>but we need to tighten up the rules a bit - maybe extra
>classes, wait periods, mandatory insurance, etc. Seems like a
>fair enough compromise.
>
>But the John McClain fantasy that so many of these people have
>is so ridiculous. They cling to anecdotes of heroism, even
>when the data says you or a family member is way more likely
>to be injured by your own gun than you are to be protected or
>saved by it.