[HotLead61]

If the people arent afraid of the govt, then why is it that while people are cutting back on everything else, theyre buying guns and ammo like its going out of style?

It's not just fear of the government; it's also concern about lawlessness in general, especially considering the rate of unemployment & the proliferation of violent drug-gangs anywhere near metro areas. Throw in illegal aliens trying to survive, plus garden-variety thugs too lazy to work for what they want, and you get a potent combination.

[Armedanddangerous]

I have an uncle who is a dyed in the wool Barry supporter. He lives in Glendale AZ, and has a small business in the most heavily mexican part of phoenix, where he has a bodega with computers for immigrants to email home and send Western Union money orders back south of the border.

He got robbed and beat up last fall by a couple of spanish speakers.

Before then, he wouldnt touch a gun, but I was advised by another one of my uncles last week that this guy is now carrying a beretta 92F and 38 snubby.

He carries the 38 in his pocket and apparently puts the beretta under the counter in a hidey place when he comes in every day.

Well, at least hes taken SOME responsibility for his life.