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I think I do "get" guns, maybe?
I was thinking about this while having a conversation with this girl I know.
Now, I dont personally support gun ownership, but that isnt the point Im trying to make in this comment. When I get in a confrontational situation - such as someone shouting at me or getting aggressive, basically when I feel under threat: I instinctively rap my keys around my fist. I have a load of loose keyrings on the set of keys (not for this purpose, they just all got added over time adding and taking off different keys) and I can push each finger through one and basically form a fist with a set of metal keys draped over it.
Ive never hit anyone with my keys, but it makes me feel confident and safe I guess (and a few times people who have been walking towards me aggressively stop and back off when I did it) - because I just feel "if I pop someone, with 300-odd lbs behind the force of a jangled mass of metal, one punch is gonna finish it"... and it makes me feel not scared of the confrontation anymore.
To me, maybe thats the reason a lot of people carry around a metal or a knife... not because they really plan to ever use it, but just knowing that they have a means of defence makes them feel safer.
Of course, if everyone goes around carrying a metal then everyone is less safe, just like if I wrap a set of keys round my fist so the other guy pulls a blade we're both less safe - but I think it works on a subconscious level.
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