The 2nd says that a well-regulated militia is necessary, but it enumerates the right to the people, not any militia.
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Originally Posted by fastom
So MSD... the headline in the paper reads "MSD shoots armed gang member in store holdup". The rest of gang members find a listing for MSD in the phone book... and you still feel safe?
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Better than a headline about a gang member shooting me. Shooting in self defense is a choice between a shitty situation and being dead. It's not something to take lightly, but if it comes down to a decision, I'm going to choose "not dead." Fortunately, if I do end up getting myself into one of those bad situations, I'm statistically likely to end up as one of the 90% or more who draw but don't fire. If I never have to point a gun at something other than a range target or something I'm planning to kill, cook, and eat, I'd be very happy about that.
I'm concerned about a trend that points toward finding myself in a situation where it's better to have a gun than to not have one. It's led to increasing my situational awareness significantly, and I consider myself significantly less likely to end up in a bad situation than before I started paying such close attention. Hopefully that will make any gun I carry unnecessary.