Fear of weapons is a sigh of sexual retardation- Siggy Freud.

I am an avid firearm enthusiast. As for the Virginia Tech massacre, that gun was bought legally and registered, the guy had the reciepts in his backpack.

If you want to kill a bunch of people, there are other means than guns to do so.

Last year the FBI reported that there were over 2 MILLION reported defensive uses of a firearm. Check Fbi.gov. Far more than "offensive" uses.

Israel in 2003 enacted a program in which relative and teachers would carry concealed weapons to deter Palestinian terrorists from targeting their schools after a rash of suicide explosions. Since the program was enacted, NO school children have died while in class.

Switzerland has one of the highest percentages of gun ownership, and all military aged males are required to become proficient with a battle rifle. They also have one of the lowest rates of gun deaths/accidents in the world.

In WW2 Hitler was about to invade Switzerland, but by the time the Swiss heard this, they had already armed every single household with a battle rifle, closed the mountain passes, and told Hitler "Come get us". The reason that Hitler did not invade Switzerland was because his generals convinced him of an "unacceptably high casualty rate"

Also, years after pearl harbor, an American admiral met his enemy in a casual setting postwar. The American admiral asked the Japanese admiral why they did not attack the militarily deficient west coast.

"We dare not invade the west coast of the U.S., because behind every blade of grass, is a battle rifle".

The mass amount of civilian gun ownership would surely deter most from invading us as well.

I believe that the second amendment is extremely valuable not only as a tyrannical government checker, but also as a national security protocol.

Oh yeah and then there is the fact that the police are not obligated to save you from anything.

Only you are responsible for your personal safety. If you choose to allow someone you dont know to take care of your safety for you, then that is your choice.

There are two instances in my life when I drew my firearm at low ready and am thankful for my training with it. Never had to fire.

I will continue to bear arms and be apart of that "militia" aged 17 to 41, which Hamilton defined in his federalist papers.