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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn
These type of often quoted anti-gun rights aggregate statistics- even in the rare instances when they are true- are often irrelevant to an individual gun owner. For example, gun control people are quick to tell you that guns are often used in the home by family members in domestic disputes and that you are more likely to be shot with a gun by someone who lives in your own house than by a stranger or that your children are at risk for getting access to your gun and killing themselves or a sibling. But so what? I live by myself, scare mongering statistics like that don't apply to me and the loaded gun I keep within arms reach.
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"even in the rare instances when they are true" they are true in every state, every county, every city, every year.
What you call "Stats" intelligent people know to be Reality.
What you call "Scare Mongering" logical thinking people know to be straight up FACT.
FACT: The loaded gun you keep within arms reach is FAR more likely to kill YOU than an intruder. (and that's not including suicide or accident rates, just gun owner vs intruder)
It's backward enough to have the need to have a loaded gun within arms reach but Concealed Carry? What the fuck is this the wild west where anyone at anytime can murder anyone for any reason? With the incredibly high rates of depression, alcoholism, opiate addiction, mental illness, road rage, and just plain old dumfuckedness why the fuck are we handing out concealed carry permits to ANYONE let alone guys like MikeSouth who think it's heroic to be ready to kill without any critical thought, raised heartbeat, or rush of adrenaline. "Hey if I point my gun at somethin I gotta kill it"