I have to say I actually understand their arguments and concerns about rights being taken away if the government knows the people don’t have any weapons. However, I suspect a lot of these same people are also complaining about the “hooligans” of the OWS movement. This almost amazes me. It’s like they fail to see any alternative solutions to problems other than use of guns or the need for guns to intimidate when the OWS movement is right there, showing them how peaceful solutions are possible.

It makes me wonder if it is projection in some sense. Like, are they people who are easily intimidated, so they need their guns to intimidate back?

Anyway, I’ve got a lot of jumbled thoughts on this, so I’ll stop there before I type out a completely incoherent mess.

A gun can not defend you from anything. It will not deflect bullets or knives or bludgeons. The only way you can use a gun for defence is to shoot first and shoot to kill.

I do not want to live in a society in which the only way I can protect myself and my family is to shoot first and I don’t see how anyone who does want such a society can call themselves civilised. Fortunately, I live seven thousand miles from such a society and I’ll do my best to keep it that way.