Reply #28: I'm surprised by the pro-2nd Amendment responses here [View All]

I thought the Iraq war and gun rights would be the two areas where my opinion differed from most here.

Looks like we're down to just the Iraq war. :)

I own and carry an unregistered handgun, because the state I live in (Arizona) does not have any gun registration. I don't see any need for a waiting period, because - as has been stated above - the background information is available instantly.

How many people do you really think run out of a heated bar fight, straight to the gun store, and back to the fight with their new gun so they can blow someone away? How many clerks in a gun store do you think are going to sell a gun to a person who comes running in, red in the face, out of breath, and demanding that they hurry up with the purchase?

As I said, I carry frequently. I have yet to pull my gun to intimidate or shoot a waitress who brings me the wrong order, or a driver who cuts me off in traffic, or some rude person in the bank who takes all day in line (and yes, we can legally carry in the bank).

Carrying a gun actually tends to make you 1) pay a lot more attention to your surroundings, and 2) act much more polite and tolerant than you may otherwise act.

The other night in Arizona, a pregnant woman was assaulted walking home from her waitress job in Gilbert. As it happened, she had a knife and was able to slash her attacker until he ran off, but the part I found interesting was that the perpetrators had been driving around for 20 minutes looking for an opportune victim. The simple act of wearing a holstered pistol would likely have removed her from their consideration as a victim, thus saving her from having any interaction with the criminals.

Just to keep this somewhat on topic, I agree that Huckabee will say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.