"Guns don't kill people." Possibly the most stupid meme ever to be floated by the NRA.

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88. I've enjoyed target shooting handguns for over 40 years ...

and merely put lots of holes in paper targets and in a few cans. I find it a challenging sport.

I also own firearms for self defense. I've been fortunate that I never had to use one for this purpose. However both my mother and my daughter did stop an attack by men who probably intended to rape them using a handgun. In both cases the attackers were not shot but ran when they realized their victim was armed. Both women were 5'2" and weighed less than 100 pounds. Their attackers were much larger. Fortunately both my mother and daughter had received firearms training and were proficient and willing to use their handguns. Otherwise the attackers might have easily disarmed them and used their handguns against them.

But that doesn't mean that I believe that everybody should own a firearm. Far too many people buy these lethal weapons without any real reason to own one and are unwilling to take the time to learn firearm safety or to become proficient with their weapon. They also often fail to store them securely.