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You seem to be suffering from paranoia. Get your gun and shoot your demons. New

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Who here chooses not to own a fire arm? Will_Carry New
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I don't have one, and I won't get one unless I see that the threats to me and mine can be countered with a gun. ezwater New
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One thing to ponder. plasticraft New
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And consider it's like a seatbelt... rroberts New
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And with guns, if you don't get it in hand, cocked and ready, what good is it? People overestimate their ability ezwater New
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Maybe you won't get to it. Maybe it won't be useful. Chrisj New
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I have personal experience showing that my throwbag, duct tape, and 1st aid kit are useful. None of my personal ezwater New
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I don't limit my preparations with the boundaries of my experience. Chrisj New
Date: Oct 13 2008, 2:22 GMT
From: ezwater

You can make up all the arguments you want, but it is quite clear that nearly everyone in the US goes through life without using, or even needing, a gun for personal protection. The biggest spur to sale of handguns by relatively law abiding citizens is television, not a rational assessment of personal risk.

Now, if you see an upsurge of home invasions in your neigborhood, then maybe a gun is worth something. Maybe. But better doors and some family rehearsal of precautions, hell, even a good security system, is going to get you more safety. Nice to think of that pistol being handy while the kids are watching TV.

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