it sure does. i think firearms are great. the moral panic over "long guns" is ridiculous. concealed weapons are far more likely to kill or injure someone than a semi automatic rifle.
Conversely, a concealed weapon carried without malice is the best available form of protection for self, dwelling, family. I despise the news slant these days that routinely demonizes the civilly-owned (and operated) firearm. Trouble is, there is no way to count how many lives a gun shown at the right time has saved. But it's easy to tabulate gun-caused deaths and injuries. It puts me in mind of Sam Clemens' pithy observation about lies, damned lies and statistics.
ceterum censeo: calling a semiauto weapon of any sort an "assault weapon" insults all true assault weapons and the soldiers who carry them. Assault weapons, by definition, have a select-fire provision, a switch from full to semi-auto firing mode. In my opinion this illustrates the modern media's pejorative slant in the First World.
Ok /rant
