Common sense in gun decisions a good thing(OR)

I read with sober interest the Feb. 9 editorial, "If you want to get a gun for safety, be sure you think things through." This is sensible, sound, moral advice. People who jump through the hoops, pay the required fees, submit to fingerprinting and a criminal background check, have legitimate reason to obtain a concealed carry permit. These are safety-minded autonomous citizens who rightly don't want to be an unarmed victim being crucially vulnerable to predatory criminals. Too, unlike the murderous Nazi SS Einsatzgruppen, the armed American citizen has no evil desire to shoot people. They collectively hope such never...