Reflections of a stormy petrel

As I said in my earlier post, I am terrified of guns. But, in the States, it is in our bill of rights that we have the right to bear arms. The function of this is so that the populace has the means to protect themselves against either an invading or occupying force, or, if necessary, our own government, in addition to everyday self protection. While the first two seem farfetched, it's still something that applies to everbody, not just certain parts of the population. If only rural folk had the right to bear arms here, then they'd be making cash selling guns on the black market.