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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
I dont personally support the ownership of guns in society as a whole, but if you are in an area where vicious wild animals who will see you as prey are at large and running amock then you have a right to defend yourself.
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It's an interesting distinction you make, because I would describe some urban areas in America in the same way - "vicious wild animals who will see you as prey are at large and running amuck." They happen to be bipedal, but they have largely the same mindset ("I will take from them what I need, without moral consideration") as a bear.
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In a wild wood the grizzly bear has already upped the ante by being 800 lbs and potentially extremely aggressive.
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This one might also be a bit unfair because you're drawing a line with what makes
you feel threatened ("upped the ante") and saying it ought to be the same for everyone. While you might not be threatened by a 250 lb man in the same way as an 800 lb bear, many people feel similarly threatened. And while you might feel confident in your physical prowess without weapons to defend yourself, someone who is 5'1" and 100 lbs with little to no muscle is in the same relation to the potential attacker as you are to an 800 lb bear.