A gun makes no one feel safer. A gun may give a foolish person a sense of security through the power a gun projects, but that is not the same as feeling safer.
There is no item, tool, or panic room that can make one feel safer. Only the self-confidence that a person has that they have the skills and abilities to use said item or tool (whether it be a set of hands and feet or a weapon) in order to meet the unexpected danger can contribute to a sense of security.
[…] Once in a while you’ll read about somebody arguing that guns aren’t effective defensive tools (which is, after all, why cops don’t carry them…er, oops). […]
June 27th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Discussing self-defense with someone who has never seen a handgun is like trying to discuss politics with someone who has never seen a politician.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:53 am
A gun makes no one feel safer. A gun may give a foolish person a sense of security through the power a gun projects, but that is not the same as feeling safer.
There is no item, tool, or panic room that can make one feel safer. Only the self-confidence that a person has that they have the skills and abilities to use said item or tool (whether it be a set of hands and feet or a weapon) in order to meet the unexpected danger can contribute to a sense of security.
June 28th, 2007 at 8:11 am
A gun makes me safer in the same way that a good set of tools makes me a better mechanic.
June 28th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
He has evidently gotten his answer because he has cut off comments.
June 29th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
[…] Once in a while you’ll read about somebody arguing that guns aren’t effective defensive tools (which is, after all, why cops don’t carry them…er, oops). […]