NYC shooter: I figure that it would have been worse

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27. Average Joe..

I clearly do not understand the patronizing and often downright hateful responses that many here have toward your fellow Democrats, merely because they have a different view of the 2a than you.But to limit your view of me to that of a fetishist, or as Gollum because I do choose to be able to defend my life and my home is childish.

I have firearms in my home, and an extensive amount of training and familiarity with them. I am quite certain I am more proficient than any one of my local LEO, outside of an SRT or SWAT unit. Our locals do not do any comprehensive tactical training, and almost all of their required quals are from the static position as well as at short distance. I have competed in 3 gun matches and still work to maintain my abilities and marksmanship through constant range shooting. For me distance shooting has always been an exercise in meditation and focus, much as people use tai chi or needle point even.

I personally do not carry outside the home, as I find it exhausting to carry that much responsibility when I should be focusing on the lovely day, or the specials at the store or the subtext in a movie.. I believe to carry responsibly every moment has to be planned and contingencies constantly created, exactly the same as if I were patrolling in the military, to think otherwise is insane. Lets face it, death lies within every on of those rounds in your purse or on your hip.