Road Rage and easy access to firearms

[Nuclear Unicorn]

27. Well, I don't carry a gun and neither does my husband.

He has, at times, been armed while in public but it's not a habit with him. We have a loaded rifle openly displayed on our mantle because we live in the country where natural predators abound and law enforcement is over 30 minutes away. Such is the practice out here and surprisingly, crime is pretty much non-existent. The only known crime in 3 years was 1 incident of someone trying to steal a neighbor's t-posts.

However, some people choose to be armed. When a woman declares "My body, my choice" I support her decision BEFORE she is assaulted, not just after. It is her right.

I'm curious about 2 things.

First, you groused that I missed the point of the thread (started by a pro-total ban member, BTW; so he's duped you, at least). But assuming it is only "easy access" to guns (as opposed to access, period) both men could have waited 30 days and undergone 3 BCGs and we still would have read the same story.

How would more stringent waiting periods or background checks have prevented the underlying episode which is the basis of this thread?

Second, since you claim it is only "easy access" you oppose what laws would you consider to be too burdensome? Where would you draw the line and say the government has gone too far? A total ban? Excessive fees? Where do you defend access? Or are you simply singing a siren's song as is the OP?