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In reply to the discussion: Here is when I bought my first gun [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)I've never advocated for the total ban of guns. I see that as an extreme position that's well outside the mainstream. However, I do see the need to limit, if not ban, the types of guns that are most predominately used to kill and maim human beings. If that makes me a "gun grabber" then so be it. Even though I do own guns and have used them recreationally, I have never in my life thought my situation would have been improved by having a gun in my hand, and I've lived in far worse neighborhoods than what you describe. Even if you did have some sort of argument for the need for a gun (and I'm not convinced you do), your situation and the situation of your neighbors, would have been improved had you chosen to buy a shotgun instead of a pistol.