[RShaw]

Very true sdmark777, very true.
I have read your comments carefully, and yes, they are all very valid. I’m aware of the parallels to driving cars and disorderly conduct, but was not thinking of them when writing my earlier texts. Should a test be required before buying a power saw? Good point. Frequency of injury/death related to poor gun use versus that related to poor driving- good point.

The rights of the many should not be lost because of the irresponsible actions of the few.
I stand behind that 100%. Always did.

Looking at the issues more deeply, as you have rightly recommended, I recall the following point of which I was unaware when I first moved here:
Gun ownership and use is regarded here as a privilege granted by government rather than as an inalienable right of the people.

I’ll always be an American. But I live in a country whose culture is fundamentally different.
Thank you sdmark777.