Gun owners commit less crime

[DeusxMac]

wowzer wrote:
[quote=Mr645]
As for my views on firearms, for most of my life I never really thought about them, until corrupt politicians began making banning of guns an issue. I decided to take it upon myself to learn about the topic. It became very clear that those fighting to take away our rights have no clue what they are talking about and for me that is a problem. They lie, deliver gross disinformation and pander to the weak in their efforts to stay in control

Absolutely. I never fired a firearm until 2016. My wife told me to buy one because it looked like Hillary was going to win and crime would become even more rampant. I bought a mossberg 500 and began to read and learn about firearms. If you need instructional, go watch Paul Harrell. He is quite informative and stays clean of politics.

After reading about how police aren’t required to come save you, I realized that the courts expect you to be your own first responder. The Joe Lozito case really brings out this point. You are responsible for your own safety.
The root motivation - and justification; conscious or subconscious - for gun ownership is FEAR.
- Fear of the “bad guy”
- Fear of the “others”
- Fear of all unknowns

This fear is expressed at three progressively obsessive states:
1. Caution: They might come!
2. Fear-manifest: They are coming!
3. Paranoia: They are here!

There are also ancillary, fear-related supporting motivations:
- Machismo/manliness - Fear of appearing weak, effeminate
- Peer pressure - Fear of being ostracized by friends, being excluded