One of JRMMiii's post awhile back talked about the gun being the great equalizer. Those people had no defense against the gunman. The gun is the only thing that gave him an advantage. There is a law against killing (except in self defense) correct? But we still have murderers, yes? So why would a law banning a gun within 1000ft of an elected official change anything? Why do stores that post no gun signs still get robbed? Places that have banned extended mags still have criminals that use them. Laws are only followed by law abiding citizens. Criminals do not follow the laws, if they did, we wouldn't have jails full of them. The only 100% fix to gun crime is to uninvent the gun. We all know that isn't possible. The next best step is to train and arm the law abiding citizen. Even if they still refuse to carry a gun, they could still be aware that is is the person that kills, not the gun. Why do so many people live in the fairyland where no gun signs keep a place safe? Because they have not been educated any different. Us that are pro gun should take the opportunity to help educate the public and to show our government that we will not stand by and allow them to make even more stupid laws that do nothing but arm the bad guy even more. And that is EXACTLY what they are doing. Anyways, Judd, I am really glad to see you have taken such an interest in this and pursuing your CHL. IP, yes the government is afraid of our guns but yet they have no problem hiring armed guards. I guess that means our lives are inferior to theirs. So much for "All men are created equal"...