JLmoore1956-That's another thing, the pistol permit. I suppose I've remained willfully ignorant figuring that, hey, I live in the Country, we all have guns, & that's the natural course of things...Until I began researching the pistol permit process; IIRC- 5 personal references one of whom must be law enforcement, after the licensing course, & a time-frame as I recall of 6-8 months!! Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

No wonder the criminal element has guns-it's the law abiding citizen who's left hanging!! Who makes these laws?

I don't want to sound like a reactionary here. As I mentioned, willful ignorance coupled with the ignorant bliss of Country Life allowed me to delude myself about reality; it's a rude awakening, I guess.