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I grew up shooting, and I still love guns...but I don't think anyone should be able to amass a giant arsenal of military weapons. Less guns in our culture would be a better thing overall.
People who think everyone should be armed look at everything through the prism of their tiny worldview. If more than half the population was armed like they'd prefer, there probably would be less mass shootings -- but a road rage incident could easily turn into a shootout, or two guys squaring off in a bar could turn the whole place into a bullet festival with lots of deaths.
They don't consider the idea that when you carry a gun around with you everywhere, your chances of shooting someone have gone through the roof. Even having a gun in your closet that never gets used...you've bumped up your odds of killing someone way more than if you have a baseball bat for protection. Not saying you shouldn't own a gun, but it's something to consider. I sure as fuck don't want to end up killing someone other than a person trying to kill me.
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