John Kawamoto, These were real people.  And just the unsolved cases on Kauai.  Just the women.  They did not deserve what happened to them.  The police and legislators did not protect them, because they cannot protect anyone.   What would these women tell you if they could?  They would take your hand in theirs, look you in the eye, and tell you that they did not know that there was such evil in the world.  The would cry as they described how they were beaten, stabbed, and choked to death by strong men, and how they could not defend themselves.  They would have given anything to have a pocket pistol with them.  ANYTHING.  Firearms give peaceful people a chance to protect themselves.  Without firearms, the violent lawbreakers victimize the peaceful, law-abiding people.  On an individual basis, like these women horribly experienced, and throughout history, on a larger scale, by the thousands, and by the millions.   Protect yourselves and your loved ones from the evil people.