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Originally Posted by willravel
I get that there is still a 1 in a 1/600,000 statistic, but does being prepared to be that one if it means bringing a deadly weapon into your home (which statistics actually say is more likely to kill on accident) really worth it?
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So investing in a Brinks home security system is a waste, too? I mean, statistically... I won't need it. Is my lucky Louie (I have a classy wood bat in my living room, in addition to my aluminum bat) illogical too?
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Originally Posted by willravel
If I had a gun, I'd learn how to use it. I'm sure if you have a gun or guns, you're trained. That doesn't mean everyone is. A license doesn't always require training, I've found. In some places it requires virtually nothing.
As for convenience... shouldn't we be worried when it's convenient to get and have a gun? I was almost run off the street coming back from visiting my dad because some idiot thought I cut him off. His Chevy Silverado went from being transportation to being a weapon in an instant and he used it to attack an innocent person. If it wasn't for my Eibach coil springs and Tokico shocks, I may not had had the maneuverability to avoid him and could be dead. My point is it's not easy to get a drivers license. You actually do have to know how to drive. Still, this asshole or psycho managed to get a license despite the fact that he was prone to violent road rage. If this can happen with a seemingly normal person in a car, what's to stop a seemingly normal person with a 9mm in his glove compartment or a shotgun in his house? I can drive defensively and make sure my car is limber and I am a good driver to avoid assholes like I did tonight. How can I make myself bulletproof? And why do some people seem to think that also having a gun somehow makes one safe?
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Now we want to talk about convenience of buying the gun? No, let's not.
By convenience I mean: convenience in taking steps towards the goal. Walking down the sidewalk or avoiding all sorts of certain foods and finding all the alternatives is a hassle. One just buys the gun, and one feels safer. It doesn't make it so like I have pointed out.
Yes there should be a stricter additional process before acquiring guns: training, maintaining, safety regulations... when that will happen... doubtful in my lifetime.