Reply #154: I thought "this" was the way they were making their political statement [View All]

However, people carry pistols for personal protection. Obviously, if you aren't carrying a pistol, you can't use it in self-defense. And if a person has made the decision that they will not be an unarmed victim, then obviously a person would need an arm to bear. There are reliable studies that indicate that guns are used defensively well over a million times a year, so there is your "why".

The stereotype of a gun-totin' pompus ass just looking for a change to whip out his Shiny Metal Penis of Vengence and legally pump some .45-caliber street justice into a couple of thugs really is just so much BS.

Look at the trauma our trained troops go through in Iraq, with post-traumatic stress disorder and all that. Gun-owners know this. And those that keep guns for self-defense, whether on them or in their homes, always hope to God they never have to reach for them.