I've also grown up around hunting guns, been handling them properly from an early age, as have my sons. I now carry one daily as a law enforcement officer but still have never been shot at (except in military training) nor have I shot anyone. I sincerely think the gun myth (at least in my area) is vastly over rated, in spite of probably more than average percentage of people owning guns. I know of many situations in people protecting themselves by simply displaying or threatening with a gun. They are a tool, and can be used properly or mis-used as easily, depending on the handler.
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