I have the attention span of a gold fish (3 seconds on a good day) so i didnt read every post. I want to point out that should you decide to own, and especially if you decide to carry a weapon, to go to safety class's. For your concealed permit you are required to yes, but i suggest going to them reguardless. No one is more dangerous then someone uneducated in what they are doing with their weapon. I have many personal experiences with firearm safety from being military, running a painball field for 7 years, being an avid hunter, and carrying a concealed weapon myself. On the painball field with a weapon most believe is non lethal, you would be amazed at how many people dont use the safety and walk aroudn with fingers on triggers. Ive seen people loose eyes because of this. Its horrible. In basic training for the army i watched a man nearly shoot a drill instructor because someone called his name and he just turned, weapon and all, and squeezed the trigger. I worked nights out of a service truck on semi's, i carried thousands in tools everywhere i went. I had a man walk up and take tools right out of my toolbox with me 10ft away. I chose to draw my sidearm, tell him he can have the tools just walk away. If i had chosen to shoot, i would probably have been arrested for murder over 300$ in tools. Another point is if you do infact shoot someone for legit defense of your home or your person, their family can and often will sue, your insurance will drop you. It becomes very difficult to deal with insurance companies after that. There are so many reason to enducate yourself and train your self mentaly and phisically to know how to react to these situations. Gun control no matter how strict can only go so far. People need to take responsibilty for their own actions. Some states with the highest gun control laws have the highest shooting rates. It just proves that owners are the ones who must take this responsibility, and take the time to educate yourself. When it comes to takeing a human life no one is ready for what follows. Mentally and phisicaly its demanding and does stay with you forever.