Reply #211: Thats a serious over-simplification of firearms...

[eqfan592]

...but that not withstanding, if you chose to not use the most effective means available then that is your choice. But you appear to be unable to provide any evidence to support your assertion that the "presence of a gun is just as likely to escalate and worsen an already bad situation," so this really boils down to your own personal prejudice against firearms and firearm ownership and not true rational thought.

And that's fine and dandy. If you don't want to own a gun, don't own one. Like I said before, that's your choice. But don't get on the case of others for making a different and perfectly viable choice of a firearm for self defense.