"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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The more I look into this topic, the clearer the answer seems: those parts
of the country where people insist on the right, even the responsibility,
to carry a gun, do it simply because they enjoy killing themselves and
each other.

Oh that's silly.
What you are doing is equating criminals and insane people with the average
joe on the street.
I've heard similar lines before in local groups - person buys a gun today,
you just bet they will be shooting up a day care tomorrow. Utter nonsense.

Again, using the statistics that you posted, criminals and insane people
account for the majority of all firearm related events. In short, "crazy"
people, because only crazy people murder others - or themselves. Yet you
would punish me and everyone else that wishes to protect themselves, family,
and friends.

Accepting YOUR logic, I assume that you also don't own a car and are against
private car ownership - leaving the driving to "government" agents. The
slaughter on our hiways matches or exceeds firearms related events. And
those are considered "accidents", mostly. Again, using your own statistics,
if I have sane family, self included, I actually have little to fear from
gun violence. With the number of cars on the street though, you have a far
greater chance of encountering an incompetent driver than a crazy gun toting
individual.

So, do you consistently apply your logic to most things in your life, or
just guns?
Or do you have reason to fear your family members?