Vera, again, as too often, I failed to make the point in a way that you understood. We can take this up in detail later. Allow me to assuage your fear that some micreant from Algeria is going to drive over to your place and enslave you. (Most people are victimized by others already in their social circle. You are far more likely to be assaulted by a domestic partner than by a stranger. In fact, oddly enough, communities of strangers - transients - can have lower crime rates than the "real" community because they give each other more space and have less reason to interact.) The deeper issue is: who should make weapons? If anyone can make one, then anyone can sell one, and anyone can buy one. Rand had no answer; and she said so. It is a difficult issue. I prefer to ask questions. Sometimes I post them as rhetorical statements.
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