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View submission: Guns and protection
If you think that we have "become" nation of fear, then you don't know history. Henry Anslinger ran an entire campaign convincing America and Congress that if we didn't make cannabis illegal, Blacks and Mexicans would get high and rape all the white women. After 9/11 we prosecuted an entire decades long war and gave away all of our privacy out of fear. Look up how we handled the Chinese opium dens in SF. We have always been a nation of fear...it's probably less now than it's ever been.
I am a long time martial artist and self defense instructor. I carry a firearm every day, not because I'm afraid, but because it's the best tool for the job. It's a considered decision based on my personal study of violence and knowledge of myself and my own situation.
I think your oversimplifying things with the "how many people actually need it?" argument. I also have life insurance although I'm not likely to need it. Most people go their whole lives never having a seat belt save their life, but they still wear one. Why? Because in their assessment the potential consequences of not doing so is more important than the numerical risk.
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