[Red in Blue PA]

Re:  We had reasonable restrictions; i.e. ammunition in the glove box and guns in the trunk.

That is the same position of obama/schumer/pelosi.

Congratulations.

Now head on over to DU where you will feel right at home because you certainly do NOT believe in conservative values.

[21twelve]

With regard to the Wild West, I don't think it was the guns, but it was the lawlessness that is portrayed in the movies. I don't know the statistics if in reality the old west was a polite place or a violent place. Or if the rules against guns in town made a difference. But I can understand a single sheriff and a deputy being wary of 20 cowboys coming in for a “good time”.

I think the modern statistics of rural areas allowing open-carry versus cities with gun bans show the disconnect between gun laws and violence and lawlessness.

My dear conservative dad was a hunter, and treated the hunting weapons with care and respect - keeping the guns and ammo seperate. But he didn't see the point in having a handgun - “all those are good for his killing people”.

I would hope if he had lived long enough that I could have convinced him that having a handgun for defense of you or your loved ones isn't a terrible idea. I think if he saw what was happening today (he died 26 years ago) it wouldn't have taken much convincing.