Post #2490 by Dope1 on the US Policy board

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I submit that it is many/most gunowners that do not trust their fellow citizens. That's why they feel the need to arm themselves against them. You're convinced that some subset of our population is going to burst into your home and kill you. Even though the data show that this is an exceedingly rare event. Much more common is a child playing with a firearm and shooting themselves, a playmate, or even a parent. Or hearing a sound in the middle of the night and shooting a figure in your hallway that turns out to be your son (true story). 22x more likely than being used on an intruder.

This misses the larger point, actually the larger points:

1. We as citizens have the right to bear arms. It's a natural right, up there with free speech.
2. We as citizens have the right to self defense.

It's far better to have something and not need it than not have it and suddenly need it.

Fundamental rights are also...fundamental. There's zero need to justify why this or why that. They just...are.

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