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While I am not a member of the NRA; I had always perceived the 'self defense' side of gun ownership as twofold: 1) in the event that someone else has a gun and
by sukuriant 14y ago
While I am not a member of the NRA; I had always perceived the 'self defense' side of gun ownership as twofold:
1) in the event that someone else has a gun and is assaulting you with one; either that, or your in a situation where the assailant is substantially stronger than you and isn't stopping (or is attacking someone you love). For example, a mountain lion or bear.
and more importantly,
2) a detourant.
* "I'm not going to steal from that guy, because he's packing and I like living."
* "It would be unwise for me to attack that car dealership, because one of the
patrons might shoot me."
* "Opening fire in this mall would be a generally bad idea, considering one in
four people in it have a glock on their hip."
- ChuckMcM 14y agoIn #1 its really about people not wildlife. Either folks don't think they will be attacked by wildlife or they feel like wildlife won't attack them without 'cause' and since they don't feel compelled to give cause they don't worry about it. And of course if your society didn't think attacking people was a reasonable course of action then #1 goes away. And as a deterrent the your three examples all presume a human out to do harm. Back to my ideological, if unrealistic, observational comment. Does that help get my point?
- Zak 14y agoI grew up in rural Alaska. I routinely carried firearms for protection from wildlife from a fairly young age.