Patrick Elliott wrote:
> Yet, people from areas where tornados are common often think 
> people from California are insane for living where there are earth quakes.

Just so you know, where tornadoes are common, they're *usually* localized to 
a few small areas. That is, you'll be driving along, and you'll come to a 
stretch of undeveloped land a mile wide, with a bunch of houses on either 
side.  And you'll be told "that's where the tornadoes land."

Being in a tornado region is more like being in a flood-prone region than an 
earthquake-prone region.

> I would argue that anyone buying a gun to "protect themselves" is a) 
> exaggerating the possible dangers, b) failing to grasp the real ones, 
> and/or c) actually think they are part of the great army of the faithful 
> that will fight for the good of the country, when things go completely 
> to hell.

Sure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising

> And, you can't just blame the news media for 
> the current tendency for all of them to be class (c).

I disagree that most people you don't hear about are particularly worried 
about it.

I wasn't really talking about the politicians, but about the gun owners that 
you don't hear about.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   I ordered stamps from Zazzle that read "Place Stamp Here".

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