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"Do you really believe that if the person walking down the street who was shot dead for their wallet would have turned a bad situation into a worse one? Do you really believe that a bad guy pointing a gun at your face will cause you no harm if you abide by their demands? Do you really believe that there are no people who would cause you great bodily injury? "

Well, like I said, I have never had anything like that happen. I have been in fights, and I have seen some rough stuff go down. Not once has a person pulled a gun on me. More to the point, if you have a gun in your face, going for your gun is going to get you killed. Where do you draw the line? I'm 6'2" and I can handle myself just fine. If some guy gets in my face, do I go for the gun? It just seems like a slippery slope. What could have been a minor toussle with some drunk ends up being a homicide.

The terrorism issue? Frankly I think you being a little over the top. I think every American wants to do what they can to prevent terrorism. And the subway bombing to seem to raise the specter of a more gritty ground level terrorist threat. But the chances of an individual being able to do something seem so remote.....