Guns in Public, and Out of Sight

[Atypical Liberal]

36. These:

You said:

So refreshing and reassuring to know only the good guys carry guns, isn't it?

To which I replied:

No, what is refreshing is to know that in addition to bad guys carrying guns, good guys can, too.

We know the bad guys probably always will have guns. And even if they didn't, it's good to know that good guys won't have to resort to fleeing, submitting, or engaging in a physical contest of strength with their attackers if they are victims of crime.

You see, what is refreshing is not that only bad guys can carry guns, but that good guys can also carry guns and so stand up to bad people should it be necessary. It's refreshing to know that good people have a choice other than to flee if they are fast enough, submit if they are tough enough, or engage in a physical contest of strength with their attackers. These are the only choices available to a victim of violent crime who is unarmed. It's refreshing to know that there is another choice for good people who want it.

Then you ignored this:

I am not going to allow you or anyone else to restrict my right to keep and bear arms because people use them to commit suicide. The simple fact is, anyone who really wants to commit suicide can do it with a small piece of rope looped around their neck and a doorknob and simply sitting down on the floor.

And finally, and most importantly, you ignored this about the fact that though 10,000 firearm owners commit homicide with their firearms every year, 39,990,000 to 79,990,000 firearm owners don't. :

And yes, it's tragic that 10,000 people are the victims of homicides every year with firearms, but given that there are 40-80 million firearm owners, that means that only .025% - .013% of firearm owners are involved in firearm homicides every year. This means that 99.98% or more of firearm owners don't commit homicides each year.

So. Given the fact that this is a Constitutional right we are talking about here, and given how few firearm owners are involved in homicides every year, I'm not going to support any crusade that affects all of us who aren't doing anything wrong on behalf of the few people who are.