• ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Do you take your fire extinguisher with you to the store also?
    When you drive there, do you make sure to buckle your five point harness and put on your full visor helmet?
    Do you carry you basic EMS kit with you at all times? What about a couple doses of narcan? EpiPen?

    My point is, the gun is a big piece of equipment for a very niche contingency. There are significantly more likely threats that you can take care of with less burden to your daily life than even the modest inconvenience of carrying a weapon.

    Don’t pretend that you need to carry a gun to the grocery store.
    You want to carry a gun, for whatever reason.

    No one thinks the gun is just gonna magic itself out of the holster and shoot someone.
    The point is the gun doesn’t make anyone else feel more safe. No one thinks to themselves “oh good, a stranger with a gun has arrived. That’s just what this Baskin Robbins needed”.