The self defense myth.

[Flabbergasted]

15. That is not the point either. I'm not trying to insult anyone. Nor am I saying that guns don't

Have other functions. I'm also not suggesting that guns need to be controlled. I'm merely saying that to a certain segment of the population guns are not a self defense tool but a defense of their irrational beliefs. Defense of the ego.

It's a sociological and psychological premise that I think sheds light on the rw hysteria over their guns being taken away. It is not so much physical defense that is their ultimate goal but a defense of the unknown. Like I said, if they really considered what they are up against vs the military they would not "cling to guns". However this is not the authority they fantasize at the end of the barrel. In the other scenario, a government collapse, they envision having to protect themselves from those that are different or want to steal from them. This also is irrational because in desperate times people must and do work together more. In other words society adapts to changing demands. If their are less resources then we share to survive. This is diametrically opposed to the vision of self deputization. Here it's suggested that the people who concealed carry guns for self defense are not doing so for self defense (not to say that this never necessary) but as an extension of themselves as having authority over who they believe they are. They also imagine themselves as the hero which is also an imaginary self created construct.

Anyway...I really am not trying to piss people off. So I apologize for the misunderstanding. I think the op is clear but it's not direct.