Jacko,
No death penalty in the USA???? When is the last time you have been to Texas - or anywhere else in the Deep South? Also, IT IS MY PLACE TO IMPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY on any criminal who breaks into my home and threatens me and my family with bodily harm - Period. Being a vigilantly and hunting people down is one thing - defending myself is quite another.
Also, the title of this thread is "the right to bear arms" which includes rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Although I have never owned a handgun, I fully support the rights of those who do. The reason for that is that handguns are just one part of the anti-gunners whole - the expressed desire of Handgun Control, Inc. The Brady Foundation, and the Million Mom March to confiscate all firearms from the American public.