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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's honestly kind of horrifying that someone is comparing a gun to a spare tire in the trunk of a car, or a fire extinguisher in the kitchen, or a lock on the front door of a house.[/quote]

What’s “horrifying?”  Firearms have legitimate uses. One of them is self-defense, a natural right recognized in every society. Why should competent, trained people be deprived of the efficacious means of self defense to assuage [b]someone else’s unreasoning fear of inanimate objects[/b]?

Oh, and my post did not mention firearms. You invented that. [/quote]

Only fools aren't afraid of guns.[/quote]

There is a difference between unreasoning, emotionalism, delusional fear and proper respect for a dangerous instrumentality, like an automobile, a chain saw or a firearm.

But I do hope criminals are afraid of firearms. [/quote]

Everyone should be afraid of firearms. If you're not afraid of firearms, you're an idiot.[/quote]

No, absolutely not. No one should “be afraid” of firearms, any more than they should be “afraid” of vehicles, fireplaces, electricity, power tools or any other potentially dangerous instrumentality. They should understand reality well enough to respect the potential for danger while acknowledging the potential utility, if not for themselves then for other people competent in dealing with such things.

Blind fear lets things control you. Reason lets you control things or at least respond to potential risks in a rational and controlled way. [/quote]

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