03-27-2019, 05:46 AM
(03-27-2019, 01:54 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I own a gun. I was raised with guns.
It just worries me when people brag how a gun "empowers" them. It makes me wonder what exactly does it empower them to do that they could not do without a gun.
That's not fair. It's not about actually doing something with the gun. It's more about being able to handle one if the necessity should arise. I live in a widely gun-free society and never held or shot a gun, I also don't feel the need to change that. But I understand the empowerment sentiment and can sympathize to an extent. It sure isn't a sign of extreme insecurity or paranoia and that's just not fair to say.
(Now don't get me wrong, I still believe the lenient US gun laws are borderline crazy. But that's not the point)
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