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Dunbar's girlfriends know the details, and she tells them that if they want to protect themselves, they should buy guns and learn to shoot them. And, she stresses, they should get licenses, too.

Yes, just go to the nearest police station, pay 5 or 10 bucks and away you go with a license. Shouldn't take more than 10 to 15 minutes. So simple.(/sarcasm)Berkely PD(Calif) would be very understanding I'm sure.

In Pennsylvania, it just about is that simple, at least in most counties (though not in Philadelphia). As I recall it was $19 for five years. Only hassle is that you have to stop by your local police station to get them to sign a card saying they don't know you to be a criminal. Then you take the card to the county courthouse, fill out a form, hand the two pieces of paper to a nice sheriff's deputy in a basement office, who snaps your photo (or you can bring your own), resumably he runs a NICS check on you, and about 3 minutes later he hands you your laminated license. Not that I think anyone should be required to have a license to carry. But compared to what I hear of some other states, the Pennsylvania routine is a breeze.