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You again choose to ignore the 2.5 million defensive uses of guns per year. Compare that to the amount of folks who have had their guns taken and then used on them. How does that translate into "the chance of my own gun harming me or my own, is higher than the probability of me ever being...

You may not have been reading what some folks are posting. It has nothing to do with fear. I have not attempted to deride you and if I have done so I apologize. I do try to make people think about how simply having a gun around can benefit them. I am not afraid of the improbable, but I carry...

If the only place you camp is a "secure" location, then fine, but I would wager that that is not the case.... Based on my research, nobody has ever broken into my home. Does that mean that it couldn't happen? FYI, I don't do any of the listed activities except drive the Cruiser.....Based on...

I think that is the same hand...... I have the ability to defend myself; it is up to me to determine how and when to use that ability...

Point taken, but your analogy falls short. Wearing a helmet in a car increases the risk of accidents due to limiting the driver's field of vision---I digress---The key difference is the ability to employ the helmet in the event of a crash. If you were quick enough to recognize that you were...

Another facet to gun ownership that you may not understand is the ability to not employ your weapon. If three armed men bust into my office and point their weapons at me, I am not going to reach for my .380 and go down in a blaze of glory. I will comply with what they want until I can find an...

You are missing the point. Fact: Crime happens to some people. Fact: you are a person. Therefore, Crime CAN happen to you. Basic logic folks. It doesn't mean that it will happen, simply that it can happen. Exactly, You walking into my campsite with a "bloody" knife is not a threat to...

I honestly hope that the "eventuality" doesn't happen to you. But it WILL happen to somebody. You have no control over others and you don't live on a deserted island. Saying that it will never happen to you is simply sticking your head in the sand. Your Father shouldn't have let them...

As far as data goes, do have anything better? Bad things happen to people, armed or unarmed, it is up to you if you want to be prepared. The sad reality of your "What iffing" is that you don't know what a criminal is going to do. Your mentality was what the government spewed at us for...

It does however, vastly increase your chances of survival in a certain subset of situations...

When in Rome..... If I went somewhere that didn't allow firearms, I would take whatever legal steps I could to protect my family.....Nightstick, golf club, stun gun, pepper spray, knife, paintball gun (you laugh, but this is a surprisingly effective defensive weapon.) If you could get OC...

You may be right, but for those who consider a weapon a tool, fear is not a motivation. For instance, I carry a spare tire not because I am fearful of getting a flat, but because flats happen and I don't want to be stranded. I agree that carrying weapons should be a personal choice, but it...

FYI, fear has very little to do with it. As I stated before, it is in a gun owner's best interests to de-escalate a situation so he doesn't have to use a gun. However, when you get to the end of your go/no go chart, you will be left with an angry criminal who wants to kill you for trying to...

I agree, a good discussion. Part of being a responsible gun owner and CHL holder is the responsibility to de-escalate a situation if possible. Using deadly force is a last resort. Crime rates in many of the "unarmed" countries are quite a bit higher than the...

One other thing: The issue I have with stats (ie 1 in a million) is that there is a 100% chance of it happening to the poor bastard who is the "one" It has to happen to somebody, may as well be prepared if it happens to be me....FWIW.

For those who only carry a knife, do you lock up your knife at home? How many kids are killed or injured playing with knives each year?

I am following about protecting the family by not having a gun, but what about the roughly 2.5 milllion defensive uses of hand guns in a year in the United states? How do your numbers stack up against that? Source: http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/noframedex.html I am not going to run the...

I very rarely open carry, and only in appropriate situations. For one, manners is about making others comfortable, for two, if a criminal knows I am armed, I will be the first one killed--probably shot in the back. Also, what is the point of the stats that say that there are more gun...

Umm... He may not of "said" it but.... From your post... "In these other passages Freud associates retarded sexual and emotional development not with gun ownership, but with fear and loathing of weapons." Sounds like he said it to me.... I carry a gun all the time. Part of getting dressed is...

Portals will limit your freeway speeds, so if long stretches on the freeway are in your future, pay very close attention to what gears you want to run to ensure they will suit you on the road.