First, I want to say thanks to all you guys for answering my questions. Second, OUCH on the gun control. I feel sorry for you guys. All I have to do to purchase just about any kind of gun is roll into the store, pass an FBI background check, and hand over the cash. As far as carrying one you have to get a concealed handgun license, which is expensive and time-consuming.
Everyone here right now is all scared that Obama is gonna pass new anti-handgun legislation so, it's not too hard to buy a handgun...but ammo is sold out across the country! If you want ammo for your favorite handgun, especially something popular like the .45, you pretty much gotta show up right when the store's truck comes in.
Personally, I hate gun control legislation because all it does is make it harder for hunters, collectors, or law-abiding persons like myself who want a little protection to get a weapon. The criminals sure don't follow the laws! Case in point: Mexico has some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the world...but the freaking drug trafficking gangs are better armed than the Mexican army, and pretty much run wild! I dunno if any of you have heard about what's happening down here, but it's kinda dangerous to go to a border town now.
Larry Hama said it best in GI Joe#26, via the Soft Master: "...legislating against objects is utterly useless, and no amount of legislation will deter men from constructing bigger and better engines of destruction."