I'm not anti-gun, I don't really think about the topic much, so let's just say I'm "non-gun". Here's my off-the-cuff thought about your question...
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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
I've got a question for the anti-gun/rights members of this board.
Why is it that you assume that, simply because someone owns, carries, or is carrying a firearm that they are automatically a violent, irrational, poorly-educated, racist, secretly frightened redneck hick? ... Simply because someone -will- kill, if needed, to defend themselves does not mean that they -want- to kill; merely that they value their life and will do what is needed to preserve it.
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If someone is carrying a gun, it seems to me that they are thinking about using it. Not necessarily
wanting to use it, but the gun is on your hip, so it is on your mind. I extend that to believe that someone carrying a gun would see the world as a dangerous place, and would examine each person they meet and each situation that they enter with the mindset, "Will I need to defend myself?".
Perhaps I'm a pollyanna, but I don't see the world this way. Perhaps someday I or someone I love will die because I wasn't prepared to defend myself. Nonetheless, I will enjoy the time I have up to that point, because I won't fear the world.
Again, this isn't something I generally think about, so please excuse me if these thoughts aren't complete.