. >> reporter: pastor tenhoff leads the safe harbor ministry in a rough baltimore neighborhood. he opposes heeding god's call's mission. >> if we could eliminate all guns, i would be all for that. but the fact of the matter is until jesus puts his feet on the mount of olives and then peace reigns over the whole planet, we're going to have to protect ourselves and even protect the people around us, and if the criminals have guns, then we need to have them. >> reporter: one thing is certain -- there is no shortage of guns in the u.s., as many as 300 million at the latest count. in some circles, owning a gun appears to be the patriotic thing to do. for those who predicted a rash of gun control laws after the tucson shooting, barely a whisper. a few weeks after the shooting, the governor of utah signed a bill proclaiming the first official state gun, and the university of texas is about to become the second major school after the university of utah to allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus. clyde wilcox is a professor of government at georgetown university and author of