The safety of gun ownership-how to know? [View All]

[digonswine]

I feel safe(r) having mine in the house. I do. I support gun rights. I do. That being said(or on the other hand, or but, or that being said,or whatever)--I can't find good info about guns. Like-how many people have been saved because of the presence of a gun?(I realize that this is not measurable, by the way!). How many have been killed accidentally because of a weapon in the house?(again-tough to measure, but not as tough as the former.) What would those numbers look like, I wonder? I suppose, as a freedom-lover, it does not matter. There is a price for all things. I think this pissing match between the anti-gunners and pro-gunners is silly. Posting about a successful home defense with a gun does not add to the argument. Posting about the poor child shooting a sibling on accident does not, either. I would guess that one side would have more of those stories.

I think both sides are simplistic. You can't use accident stories to defend tighter gun laws, and you can't use killing of home-invaders to defend looser ones. It is a matter of freedom or it is not.

I'll be honest--I firmly believe that the mere presence of tons o' guns results in more deaths. My whole body and soul leans against all the guns. BUT-

more of my body leans toward freedom. It seems like pro-gunners paint their opposition as anti-freedom. It seems like anti-gunners paint their opposition as violent and war-like.

Where is the nuance? Progressives think in shades of grey-not black and white!

This subject seems to make people crazy!

People who want gun control are not always crazy--part of me agrees with it!

People who support freedom are not always violent testosterone zombies--I like freedom!

I don't get why this needs to be such a divisive issue-for all time. That is what makes progressives superior to conservatives---we can see both sides.