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In reply to the discussion: George Zimmerman Explodes the NRA Fantasy of the Armed Citizen [View all]BainsBane
(57,751 posts)People like George Zimmerman and the other CCW holders who look for trouble find it. People who carry guns like to use them, so they do.
What kind of arrogance does it take to proclaim your own desires for guns more important than the 32,000 people killed every year. If you all weren't so busy pushing guns on the population, you wouldn't need to live in such fear. You created an armed society, you can live with the consequences. If Zimmerman is acquitted, the racist gun totters are going to go out and kill black people. They are paranoid lunatics, and they look to kill because they are killers. If you don't want to kill, carry some pepper spray. Take a self defense class. Guns are about the least effective means of self defense available. If you're not strong, chances are good that gun will be taken off you, which puts you at greater danger.
Now you answer a question. Why is indulging your paranoia more important than the 32,000 people killed every year? We're supposed to let you kill cause you can't bother to go to the gym? That's not a reason. You need to fix whatever is happening psychologically that makes you feel so inadequate and frightened all the time. That isn't rational.