Sorry, started that reply yesterday and then there were pages of responses before I hit post.
I moved from middle America where everyone carried a gun to Massachusetts, where they don't. It was wild how safe everywhere felt there (all of new england really). Never worried about some yahoo pulling a gun on me living in the northeast, people weren't armed at the grocery store. To me, it was an example of gun control done right. I point at the Chicago/Indiana thing because that is an example of it done wrong, Chicago has strict laws but you can get around them with a short drive and there isn't really a big broad appetite for something better.
I'm always civil man, if not, there's normally a very good reason. Being a dick gets us nowhere. I applaud folks that have different views and stick up for them, assuming they aren't asses about it.
*I can only think of once where I was a real dick to someone and it was uncalled for, was having a bad day and went overboard.