See, my biggest issue with guns is...if used with murderous intent, I think they're cowardly. If you're going to try to kill me, at least have the decency to come at me instead of hiding behind a gun. The idea that I could die from a bullet that I don't even know is flying towards me scares the shit out of me. That's why I think if most of the population were able to pack heat, I'd become even more paranoid than I already am. I dunno, I take a blissfully ignorant comfort in the assumption that the people within my personal radius probably aren't armed. I suppose I just have the mindset that guns/weapons are wholly unnecessary unless you're the police or in the military. Then again, I have been called a hippie for my "why can't everyone just get along" attitude, lol.
I'm all for being able to defend oneself and one's property. But even if given the chance, I would choose not to arm myself. I've held guns before, and their weights in my hands were not a comfort. But if you want to kill or rape me, you'd better believe I wouldn't go down without a fight, even if it meant slinging and chucking everything in sight, even rushing the person and turning the gun on its aimer, even if things got messy.
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Date: 22 Apr 2007 05:35 am (UTC)I'm all for being able to defend oneself and one's property. But even if given the chance, I would choose not to arm myself. I've held guns before, and their weights in my hands were not a comfort. But if you want to kill or rape me, you'd better believe I wouldn't go down without a fight, even if it meant slinging and chucking everything in sight, even rushing the person and turning the gun on its aimer, even if things got messy.