As the self-appointed bastion of reason and common sense on this forum, you will not hear me say this very often, but what a friggin' idiot.
"Because as long as these laws permit people to carry weapons under the worst of circumstances, and in the worst situations, there is, there are deaths waiting to happen - either police officers or citizens who think by arming themselves they're somehow safe."
That's right, because we should only arm ourselves in the best of situations.
"But we all should believe in common sense, reasonable gun control laws that don't allow this kind of thing to happen at 1:30 in the morning in a crime-ridden neighborhood with prostitution and drugs...."
That's right, if I'm going into a neighborhood that is crime-ridden and rife with prostitution and drugs, I'll just leave my weapon at home and trust that the good people of Canton, along with their thoughtful police force, will rush right in when I'm in need of help. Bloody brilliant.