CA and AZ have lots of gun owners,...but L.A. and Pheonix are NOT gun-friendly areas, nor is the local politcal scene friendly, or even tolerant, of defense of property with deadly force. In Texas, you can shoot a 14 year-old kid stealing your rims and tires at night - and NOBODY can do anything about it. Remeber the "Rodney King" riots? Couldn't happen in Texas. If La Raza/Aztlan style riots break out in Texas, there will be more than enough gunfire to discourage the hijinks. In Cali and Az, the politicians will be out rioting with them.