[Pond, James Pond]

Waiting until their is a national catastrophe in full blossom before you decide a firearm is in order, is what can only be described as "impossible stupidity!"

Is it?

Some might call it adapting to an evolving situation which is a greater sign of intelligence than not.

Almost everyone is guilty of some degree of "it won't happen to me-ism" in one area or another. And sometimes it takes a reality check like this to make people reassess their stance.

How many people have decided to buy a gun after having a close-call with a would-be criminal, for example.

Sure, realising that you might be a victim before becoming one is preferable, but I don't begrudge people learning from their mistakes and trying to rectify them.