04-21-2015, 12:35 PM
I hope anyone who took the pastor's advice is well-trained too Duchess.
But, just like I think stable people who want to own guns have the right to do so (responsibly), I don't think stable people who feel uncomfortable with guns should be pushed or scared into arming themselves.
An unarmed person might be in a situation to defend herself or others and wish she had a gun, that's true. But, as we see over and over, an armed person might never need lethal force for defense and end up regretting that her gun was accidentally or negligently fired, causing herself or one of her loved ones to be hurt or killed.
But, just like I think stable people who want to own guns have the right to do so (responsibly), I don't think stable people who feel uncomfortable with guns should be pushed or scared into arming themselves.
An unarmed person might be in a situation to defend herself or others and wish she had a gun, that's true. But, as we see over and over, an armed person might never need lethal force for defense and end up regretting that her gun was accidentally or negligently fired, causing herself or one of her loved ones to be hurt or killed.