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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope, not at all. More "ordinary citizens" should be armed, instead of being so terrified of guns as you are. The problem is that a lot of good people are too scared to take classes and get themselves familiar with firearms, so the proportion of criminals/nutjobs who are armed to the good people who are armed is way out of whack.

Me? I have a concealed carry permit, and I don't usually carry a gun on me, because I have young children, but I like to know I'm allowed. Also, I am educated about how to use the firearm should I ever need to, and therefore not afraid. I like to think that evens the playing field a little bit.  [/quote]

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I wish you'd had the experience of growing up somewhere that didn't allow guns.  I'm so sure you'd feel totally different about it then.  For us (those who grew up like this) it seems completely useless to allow people to arm themselves.  It's so sad.[/quote]

You know, it's funny that you say that. Until I was about 18, I felt exactly like you. I was completely opposed to guns, and wondered why anyone had to own them at all. I thought the whole thing was horrible. I also laid in bed at night as a kid, knowing that my mom had gone out to walk the dog, and listened for her to come back, worrying that she'd get murdered. (I watched the news too much, I think.)

Then I really started to look at the world, without allowing pure emotion to lead me. Truth is, as awful as it is, SOMEONE is going to be armed. Lock guns down all you want, the bad people are going to have them. There's no changing that fact. For me and my family, I would much rather, as I said, "even the playing field". Is it sad? Maybe. But it is what it is, and this is the world today. [/quote]

Funny that you should read your response as not "allowing pure emotion to lead [you]."  I see you being lead entirely by fear.  OMG they all have guns!  I need a gun!

And you're not actually evening the playing field at all.  In fact, by having a gun, you are drastically increasing the odds that it will be used on you and your family.[/quote]

Meh. You say tomato, I say tomahto. The reason I bought the gun in the first place was because I went target shooting with a friend at a range and decided that it was pretty darn fun, not because I was cowering in my house thinking "they're all out to get me!" Now that I have it, it serves more than one purpose. Makes me feel better that it's here, even if I never need to use it in self-defense (and I pray I don't).

If I wasn't completely comfortable with handling it and confident in my ability to "wield" it, I could see your last point. However, I've used it enough and know it inside and out. This is why I said people need to be educated firearm owners- not just,' oh, I bought a gun and am sticking it under my bed just in case I ever need it'. [/quote]

Ok, well, please don't shoot me for saying tomato.

I'm sure you can wield your gun -- I'm sure you can load and aim and clean and shoot and store and break it down and all that.  That's not the issue, though.  The issue is that, in high pressure situations, the criminal ends up taking your gun and shooting you with it, more often than not.[/quote]

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