Whoa, just stopped to reply on your second sentence. Never assume, Mike. I don't argue for any party to impose anything on Americans.

I have said often Americans choose how they want to live and accept the consequences of their actions.

You decide what the skirmish lines are, not me. I say what I believe are reasonable restrictions, as Canadians have through their legislatures.

I praised Obama who majorities of Americans believed would make a better president than others on offer. He'll be remembered as a great president.

You and I disagree respectfully but that doesn't make one less than the other. We're participating in a forum where a wide range of opinions are as common as rain.

I am happy with our gun laws and empathize with those in our fraternity who would make them closer to their wishes.

I also believe if Americans were polled---and maybe they have been---a majority of Americans would say there are too many guns in America.

None of this makes me anti-gun in any way.