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Originally Posted by unluky
So to the folks with "gun fear". What exactly is it about a gun that scares you?
How come you will walk across a crosswalk without a concern in the world with 50 law abiding citizens with their cars in gear with hundreds of horsepower and tons of steel bearing down on you with nothing but 1/4 of their foot on their brake stopping you from being rolled under the vehicle and smashed to bits to die a horribly painful death, yet that same citizen with a black piece of metal to their back or waist somehow frightens the hell out of you?
I just don't get the leap. Either one of those require you to have faith that your fellow law abiding citizen won't go blood lust on you and decide to take you out - why is one of no concern and the other is a living nightmare for some?
Maybe I just grew up in an area with lots of guns and very low crime so it never enters my mind, but I just don't get it.
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You bring up a fair point. There are areas where everybody carries guns, but crime isn't higher than the areas where carrying is largely prohibited.