Reply #50: We can come up with valid reasons for anything if we try hard enough

[Starboard Tack]

and I'm sure I could come up with lots of valid reasons to shoot any number of people, but like you, I have also owned guns, found them fun to shoot and never killed anyone, nor even pointed one at another human. Of course responsible gun ownership is possible.
Some criminals, a small minority, will always have guns. Does that mean the rest of us should carry them around in public?
That's every individual's choice. Where did I say I wanted to disarm anyone? I just think it's idiotic to tote on a regular basis and if people are going to do it around me, then I would prefer to know about it, so I can avoid them. I prefer not to be around anyone who thinks they need to do that. Do you understand that many people feel the way I do?