Reply #44: "Toting a handgun has nothing, absolutely ZERO, to do with self reliance."

[eqfan592]

Bull. Shit. You are welcome to your opinion, and are welcome to not carry. But this sentence is 100% refined bullshit. I use a shovel to dig my car out of the snow because it is more effective than my hands. Does that mean I'm dependent on the shovel? No, I could use my hands if need be, but I recognize that we humans have developed certain technologies that enable us to do certain tasks far more effectively. I can (and have) defend myself with my bare hands if I'm driven to it. Is this the most effective means of doing so? Not even close. Not only does it place me at greater personal risk, but if the person that is attacking me is armed, it leaves me at a huge disadvantage.

I'm very much at peace with my self and my principles. You, however, seem to be otherwise. I don't ask that you do as I do and carry a firearm, only that you leave my right to chose to do so alone.