VaHunter: I think I see what you are getting at?
There are so many drug addled mentally deranged cretins out there looking for "their 15 minutes" of fame that maybe we/I should carry guns all the time.
Probably good advice in this day and age.
Sad that the young people were victimized by this drug addled murderous scumbag!
I hike in areas where I am much more liable to come across a Grizzly than a meth head.
If and when I decide to carry (family members along!) I will go Glock in 40 S&W with high capacity magazines and Gold Dot hollow-points.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy