One, a housewife, knew little about guns and had real concerns over what she'd been told. The other was a sportsman and retired police officer. Yes, it really was a sensible conversation. It was obvious that each had similar concerns but each had a different perspective that suddenly struck me as the crux of the whole controversy. Cases cited were the murders of two young children in our state by people using guns.
Some people honestly believe that the problem is the gun.
Others are just as convinced the problem lies with the person who pulls the trigger. A popular pistol is the Glock 17, a 17-shot 9mm semiautomatic. Yet the same pistol arms many of the nation's police officers. But the same gun is used for good purposes by a good person, the police officer. To buy a gun there's a waiting period under federal law.