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Sorry about the vitriol. I am just exasperated.

People are dying here, and I am hoping for intelligent commentary. Saying that the DC metro area is repressive about gun use is just plain wrong.

We have a family membership in the NRA. My family uses the NRA range for practice.

MD, DC, and VA are not the same when it comes to guns.

I don't personally have a concealed carry permit because I don't feel the need for one. We are armed in the house, and I carry my gun by my side, in plain view, when I decide to carry it in my car, and I place it in plain view when I drive.

But even so, I don't think it would protect me from this sniper.

But even so, I don't think it would protect me from this sniper.

Certainly, being armed with a handgun will do little good if you're the target of the sniper. However, a likely scenario would include a civilian coming into surprise contact at close range with the shooter, possibly during ingress/egress to the shooting area. In such a situation, I would rather have a pistol than not, given that the shooter is unlikely to surrender peacefully.