I'd like to also add that my friend has spent lots of time in Isreal.

A good majority of the population is armed to deal with tangos.

the other crimes against humanity, such as the one that happened yeasterday are VERY VERY few in number.

tell me that having firearms in the populace is not a good thing!

I'll let the facts of pre and post CCW stats from the states that have enacted such law speak for themselves.