Wow, that wasn't condescending.  If you had a working knowledge of American history, you would know that long ago, the U.S. didn't have a standing army, but a ragtag militia made up of people.  Now that we have a standing army to keep our free state secure, care to try again?  Are 30,000 deaths per year just fine with you?  With 300,000,000 guns why are we talking about a death in a lark in Anchorage?  Shouldn't we all be super safe at this point?