Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Does anyone here carry a firearm everywhere they go? [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)All it means is that they feel compelled by their desire, or need, to carry to ensure their personal safety. You seem to take offense at the words I use. I mean no offense. I'm trying to understand what motivates people to do things that appear irrational to me. This is a discussion board. We exchange ideas and views. We are all Democrats, I hope. Most of us are liberals. When I see my fellow liberals engaging in behavior which is anathema to many liberals, and practiced by a very small percentage, it makes me curious.
My position has changed considerably since I first came to the gungeon. I came here to learn and to share, not to bluster or insult. I am on neither side of the gun control issue right now. I see it as an exercise in futility versus an exercise in stupidity.
The only thing left is rationality. I understand the rationale of banners/controllers but I don't like that path, because it infringes on individual rights. What I don't understand is the mentality of the compulsive, or even the habitual toter, but especially the compulsive. The guy who never wants to go anywhere without a gun.