maporsche wrote:I don't think that anyone who carries concealed weapons actually lives in constant fear of an armed attacker.
Again, I go back to the insurance argument. When I drive I don't live in constant fear of getting in an accident, but you never know if you will.
Also, not all gun-rights enthuisists are conservative. I am mostly liberal, but this is one position that I disagree with them on. I think Bill Clinton was the greatest president in the last 30 years. I've only been alive for 26, but from what I've read, Jimmy Carter wasn't all that great.
Good point Marporsche. And like many social issues, I don't think opinions on it come down necessarily in Left/Right, Liberal/Conservative zones.
The vast majority of us are vastly more in danger of injury or death via highway accidents than we are in danger of being shot. The odds are overwhelmingly in favor of some medical pathology taking us out rather than somebody injuring or killing us either accidentally or on purpose. For the very large majority of the population, I think either in the United State or Canada, murder or attempted murder is way down there on the list of ways people are injured or die.
But again, for those in imminent danger of being murdered, the fact that it is a rare event is not at all important.
Walter is still dodging the question, and while I believe Intrepid is sincere in his conviction, I would bet a steak dinner that he would change his mind if confronted with the necessity of making that choice.
If the knife is at your throat (or that of a loved one or a child), the police aren't there, and the only hope for survival is the Smith & Wesson revolver I have in my purse, would you want me to use it? I guessing it would be a extremely rare person who would not.
