Reply #82: Do you know why there are so many guns in this country?

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It's not because of some evil mind control manipulation by the NRA. It's not because only rednecks and nuts own guns. It's not because of the way they are portrayed in the media. It's because they work. If any other self defense option worked half as well there would be tons of them out there for you to complain about.

There is no such thing as a benign bullet. Less than lethal response to a lethal threat is impossible.

If this woman:



needs to defend herself against this man:



She needs one of these:



It's just plain physics. There is a disparity of force between assailants and victims and the best solution is a gun. I don't care how many tasers, chemical squirters, martial arts moves, light running shoes, cell phones, whistles, air horns or other less than lethal solutions you trot out none of them will work as well or as reliably under more various circumstances than a gun.

Now, I don't care if you "don't buy it". You're just some guy on the internet. You're probably an OK fella. But you need to understand that everything you have written flies in the face of what anyone who has had to face a disparity of force has experienced. You say you're just making conversation and throwing out ideas. Well, anyone reading what you have written who has been assaulted or has some reason to believe they will be assaulted will interpret your opinion for that of a rich, cloistered, obtuse, arrogant liberal asshole who doesn't care about the lives of real people. If that's your opinion - fine. But it is an opinion that seems to be shared by waaay too many Democrats and it costs us elections.

Working people have been thrown under the bus in this country and the last thing they need is some elitist protected by his property values to tell them how to fight off thugs, muggers, gangbangers, burglars, rapists and home invaders. You have said you are just throwing out ideas but you admit that you would vote for any candidate that would enact them into law. You would compel people to disarm without offering them any protection based on your distaste for a particular type of technology and your personal lifestyle choices. Read what you have written and you will see what I'm talking about. You have contradicted yourself repeatedly on this issue and those contradictions are permanent record. If you really want people to give up guns the best thing for you to do is get your story straight and offer a them a viable solution. So far you have done neither.