At another table there were little stickers reading "PROTECT YOUR COUNTRY -- BUY A GUN". I, uh. I don't think purchasing a firearm actually increases the protection level of this country in any way, fellas. By your logic, every time someone buys a pistol with the sole intention of armed robbery, he is still somehow making the country safer because, hey, he bought a small machine that was designed expressly to kill. What a patriot!
It's all about the control. People like to think they can gain control over their lives if they have a gun to shoot The Bad GuysTM with, but they don't think it through logically. If you have a gun and keep it in a gun cabinet, you won't be able to grab it at a moment's notice if someone breaks into your house. If you keep it loaded and ready in your bedside drawer, someone else can easily get it to shoot you with, most likely the guy who broke in.
I find loudmouth dogs to be a better criminal deterrent.
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Date: 2007-01-29 04:43 pm (UTC)It's all about the control. People like to think they can gain control over their lives if they have a gun to shoot The Bad GuysTM with, but they don't think it through logically. If you have a gun and keep it in a gun cabinet, you won't be able to grab it at a moment's notice if someone breaks into your house. If you keep it loaded and ready in your bedside drawer, someone else can easily get it to shoot you with, most likely the guy who broke in.
I find loudmouth dogs to be a better criminal deterrent.