GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[blueberryhill]

I grew up in Kansas (Republican state for most part). My father was an avid hunter, i.e, pheasant, chucker, quail, etc. He also had two Brittany Spaniels he used while hunting so I am not anti-gun, but I am against everyone owning weapons and running around in public, department stores, bars, restaurants, schools, highways, with their handguns. There are many crazies who walk among us and they scare the hell out of me. Road rage which ends in a shoot out is becoming more common. If I see someone in Target, with a visible handgun, I am going to promptly leave the building. If crime is that rampant where you live or if you have to go into the ghetto, then by all means, try to protect yourself.
Now, I just read that 80% of Kansans think that permits and training should still be the law for carrying open/concealed weapons; however, the Kansas Senate just passed Senate Bill 45 which will permit carrying weapons without a permit or any (now required) training. Still has to go to House, but I wish someone would explain how this makes any sense. If you can open carry (or concealed) weapon without a permit, doesn't that spell danger for the general public? I try to be open minded, but if you get up every morning and think you have to carry a weapon to stay alive another day, then maybe you ought to see the Psychiatrist and be treated for Paranoia (I know it is clique, but true in my mind.