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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
and yet people wear seatbelts, have fire extinguishers, and buy insurance for something that may never happen.
Frankly, one would be certifiably insane to NOT prepare for the mere possibility that their family could be tortured and murdered.
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Can we please keep a little perspective? One is far more likely to die in any combination of ways related to automobile crashes, fire, and other accidents than they are from a home invasion or random shooting.
Are you calling me insane for not owning a firearm? Or is this merely for you Americans where you are far more likely to be a victim of a violent crime than here in Canada?
If I told my family and friends that I had just bought a rifle, while living and Toronto and having no intention of being a hunter, they'd likely consider me a bit paranoid....or insane. But maybe you're right, DK. Maybe it would be insane not to have a firearm in the American home. But that doesn't mask the fact that there are far too many problems with firearms that have nothing to do with home invasions and random shootings. What can we do about those?