Reply #37: You can call it insurance or whatever you want

[tularetom]

and accuse me of engaging in the "classic anti gunner canard, the fear canard".

There have been two times in my life when I felt it was necessary to have a gun nearby. I worked as a repossessor for a year or so while I was in college. I carried the gun because I was afraid some asshole might object to me repossessing his refrigerator and try to harm me. You can call it insurance if you want.

I also owned a bar for about five years. I kept a gun under the bar.

In neither case did I ever have to use the gun.

I have a home that I own outright. I have homeowner's insurance (not fire insurance) because I am afraid if something happened I would not have the financial resources to deal with it.

I am not an "anti gunner" whatever the fuck that is. I own literally dozens of firearms. I'm a collector of antique guns and an occasional hunter.

I also live in a remote area where the cops are unable to provide a prompt response. So I'm prepared. Or afraid. Whatever.

But I'm not so friggin scared of life that I feel like I have to walk around with a 9mm stuck in my belt.