>>The thing about 99% of people who are anti-gun have never had any training or owned a firearm.<<. .. .Like you, I'm not in that 99%, I've flown with sidearms in the military.. .. .>>In the US, firearms are used much more often to prevent crime than to commit crime.<<. .. .You may be right but a quick scan of the daily news provides a few counterexamples:. .. .<a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/dp/20020312/lo/woman_eatery_victims_of_york_robberies_1.html" target="_blank">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/dp/20020312/lo/woman_eatery_victims_of_york_robberies_1.html</a>. .. .<a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wplg/20020308/lo/1114463_1.html" target="_blank">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wplg/20020308/lo/1114463_1.html</a>. .. .<a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wjla/20020308/lo/fatal_shooting_involving_dc_police_officer_1.html" target="_blank">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wjla/20020308/lo/fatal_shooting_involving_dc_police_officer_1.html</a>. .. .<a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wrtv/20020306/lo/1111690_1.html" target="_blank">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wrtv/20020306/lo/1111690_1.html</a>. .. .<a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/spot/20020312/lo/trial_begins_in_killing_of_officer_1.html" target="_blank">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/spot/20020312/lo/trial_begins_in_killing_of_officer_1.html</a>