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In reply to the discussion: You know there are places that need guns,right? [View all]KY_EnviroGuy
(14,500 posts)instant killing.
Just imagine a world that never had guns. People would have managed just fine.
Never dealt with bears but my dad (a timber man) taught me how to avoid rattlers in the woods. He never carried a gun and never got bit. He pulled logs out of the Tennessee hills with mules during the Great Depression.
My philosophy is that when a man or woman is threatened with serious violence, he/she should have the time and opportunity to defend themselves - even with only sticks and stones. Guns kill in an instant with only the flick of a finger driven by a brain that may be filled with intense anger or insanity.
I'll gladly take a trade the risk of a few people hurt by snakes or bears with eliminating mass shootings in schools and other public places.
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