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AEMILIUS PAULUS said: "Once again why did the citizens of 19th century western American towns overwhelmingly forbid the open carrying of firearms within their town limits?"

You keep claiming that. There was no restriction on open carry when I was young in 1968 Kalifornia. This was in Redwood City and neighboring towns. When did those towns repeal the restriction you claim existed?

Also, why do you focus on the shooting of the "texter"? The shooter was carrying concealed which you seem to believe will eliminate such shootings. Or are you in fact against any carry at all?

I am a native of California and have lived here continuously since the 1930's and have owned and shot firearms since 1950. State law on the carrying of firearms in a car has always been gun in the trunk and ammunition in the glove box, carrying in a town was and is left to the local authorities, who were properly quite stingy in giving permits. People known to me who carried jewels and large sums of money were given permits to carry. I doubt your understanding of what you claim was happening in Redwood City in 1968. The laws were the same then as today and yesterday- Redwood City may have had a liberal Sheriff or Police Chief. Remember it was local.

As far as the phony statistic of 1 death in Dodge I ask the question when did they pass their gun laws? I use wild west towns as a symbol. I am not doing a statistical analysis which could not be accurate anyway. Statistics are questionable even today; i.e. are they truly accurate? Further, statistical association is not causation.p> However, back to my main point nobody ever answers the question: why did 19th century western America towns pass laws restricting the carrying of guns at will? Answer the question! Nobody ever directly answers a question now days. The disease of dodging the question has spread from our degenerate politicians to the public in general. ANSWER THE QUESTION DIRECTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN THE 19TH CENTURY WHY DID THE CITIZENS FORBID OPEN CARRY AT WILL IN WESTERN AMERICAN TOWNS?

I am against the unrestricted carrying of firearms in public at the will of the individual. That is all. A person can carry if he demonstrates a need or "good cause" i.e. carrying jewels and/or large sums of money or need to enter into a dangerous part of town. A person can transport a firearm in a car if he puts the gun in a trunk and ammunition in the glove box(or other locked box.)

I warn you extreme gun nuts. You are going to cost us all i.e. our right to keep and bear arms. People will get sick of the resulting carnage-(which is already starting i.e shooting a person for texting)-and repeal the Second Amendment. Then we will be screwed. Accept the doctrine that there are no unlimited RIGHTS." To cite a cliche "No man has the right to yell fire in a crowded theater." So much for unrestricted free speech. Elect people who will be reasonable in the granting of permits to carry.