You guys are all on the right page, if you are not already a shooter, get edu-ma-cated, make in intelligent choice of hardware, and remain armed.

Harry hit it too, join the NRA and support them.

A friend of mine back in the seventies, was on 395N between Ridgecrest and 14 (desert middle of nothing) running late at night. He was driving a pick up and towing a small travel trailer. He was in his sixties and accompanied by his wife

He came upon a roadblock and slowed down as he had no choice, as he got closer the cars/bikes blocking the road were not Police type vehicles. He reached under the seat and pulled out his trusty S/W model 19 .357 Magnum and had it in his lap.

Bikenasty dude comes to his window and tells them both to get out of the truck, whilst brandishing a knife and smiling.

He cocks the pistol and puts it in the bikeboy's face and tells him what a nice knife that is, and has him drop it.

He then collected ID from all indigenous recalcitrants involved and tells them that they can pick them up at the Sheriff's Office in Lone Pine.

Not a shot fired, but you can bet if he hadn't been armed they would have both likely been killed.

We do need to start protecting our 2nd amendment rights with vigor. I don't think you need to be a supreme court judge to understand what it says, and what it means.