Quote Originally Posted by sparc179 View Post
The other side of that argument is that some people, either due to their profession or from past experience, have to carry weapons as a last means of self defense. We cannot deny that there will always be threats on people working against powerful and unscrupulous individuals. Case in point as it was in the news recently, the lawyer who was able to defend himself from hired killers who were out to get him. He wouldn't have survived the ambush had it not been for his presence of mind, training and carry pistol.
Protection, a big yes. Oppression, a big no.