A friend of mine posted this on Facebook in reference to gun control. It's not only food for thought to those in favor of gun control; it's also a belief that some of us that have CCL's think of when we are out in a public place nowadays -

"I stand behind you in line at the store with a smile on my face...and a gun under my shirt and you are none the wiser, yet you are safer for having me next to you. I won't shoot you. My gun won't pull it's own trigger. It is securely holstered with the trigger covered. It can't just go off. However, rest assured that if a fanatic walks into the store and pulls out a weapon, I will draw my pistol and protect myself and my family and therefore protect you and your family. I may get shot before I pull that trigger...but, I won't die in a helpless blubbering heap on the floor begging for my life or my wife's life. I won't be that victim. I choose not to be. As for you, I don't ask you to carry a gun, If you are not comfortable, then please don't. But I would like to keep my right to choose to not be a helpless victim. There is evil in this world and if evil has a gun, I want one too..."