[Monitor]

...but not from making stupid remarks, as did our DA.

From the DA's perspective, his job is easier as long as every shooting is committed by criminals against innocent people. When innocent people start shooting criminals is where his job gets tricky, because now he has to deal with the press, and the criminal's family, and the criminal's community holding candlelight vigils for their thrice-convicted rapist, demanding justice be done by prosecuting the innocent shooter who wouldn't lay down and take her raping like every good woman should. And he's got to deal with the uproar when, after the attempted rape victim / shooter demands a jury trial, he has to drop the charges.

[ninenot]

You are correct; the DA's will have to actually think hard before committing to prosecution in cases where a licensee used the weapon.

And in most cases, the licensee will be a resident of the DA's County--meaning that they vote, as do their families and friends.

But Bucher, who lives/works in a rather bucolic (snicker) County doesn't have too much to fear--it's McCann who will lose the most.