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[quote=Anonymous]OP, has your husband ever been suicidal or homicidal?  Or is he so lacking in manual dexterity that he can’t do things like operate a car? Has he ever had major, idiotic lapses in common sense like driving drunk or starting a physical fight?

If the answer is “no” then you’re acting from a place of emotion rather than logic.

While guns can be used for suicide, homicide, or carelessly, they are truly extension of the person using them. They are a fine tool for someone who is intelligent and upright. They can be dangerous when possessed by a nihilistic idiot.

In that way they’re similar to alcohol.  I enjoy a cocktail, but I can’t stand to drink to the point of inebriation. And I could never be an alcoholic; more than two drinks is totally disgusting to me. Thus I don’t have a problem with having a few bottles of wine in the house, and modeling responsibility to my kids.  And on the other hand, some people are disposed toward alcohol abuse and addiction. That’s ok too as long as they have the self awareness to know that they have to totally abstain.

It’s OK to be honest about your husband’s aptitudes and mental/moral status if that’s a concern, but it’s not OK simply to base your opinion off of a phobia of firearms.

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