The gunman accused of killing five people in cold blood Wednesday had a concealed weapon permit

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140. Sorry, I thought your question was rhetorical. Simple obvious answer "No!"

Apparently those who have the plastic and kill do pose a threat, same as anyone carrying a loaded firearm does.

We have proven that we are trustworthy, yet you would deny to us the best effective tool for self-defense.

What a crock. You have proven nothing except you feel the need to protect yourself with a gun. I may comment on the mind boggling absurdity of that, but I would never deny your right to defend yourself. Most of us wait until we are attacked or threatened before we feel a need to defend ourselves. We don't go strap on a gun because we know someone else who might have been attacked. That's what we call a reality check. Let me ask you an honest question. Don't you feel ridiculous when you carry? I'm serious, because I cannot imagine how stupid I would feel carrying a gun. I remember, back in the sixties, the OPP were recruiting heavily in the UK, offering young bobbies about four times what we were making at the time. I had a few friends who signed up. Every one came back within a year, because of the gun culture they were expected to embrace. And that was Canada.