Gun Control & RKBA

Brickbat

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9. "This psychological mentality of fear and self-defence propagates a culture of paranoia, ironically

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 09:04 AM

Mar 2016

making both civilian life and policing even more dangerous."

I'm not quite sure why he conflates fear and self-defense. (I mean, I know why; I'm just disappointed he'd be that lazy, I guess.) As I went through my options after one too many ticklish situations living rural, I felt no fear at all; I felt good for taking care of myself and my needs. I didn't feel paranoia; I knew what the stakes were, having lived through them. I don't worry that "others have firearms." Who has that kind of time?

I contend that in the case of Peter Liang, as well as in many other cases, the cycle of fear caused by American gun culture is the root of the problem.

Oh, HERE's where the dog is buried, as the Russians say. At this point, I actually clicked through and read the whole thing. The article isn't about gun culture. It's about a college junior reaching for a way to absolve Peter Liang. Live and learn, bud!

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I sincerely hope they get over us. ileus Mar 2016 #13

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While I'm sure some people buy guns out of fear....saaaaay a woman Press Virginia Mar 2016 #7

"This psychological mentality of fear and self-defence propagates a culture of paranoia, ironically Brickbat Mar 2016 #9

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So long we have heard gun-owners are old white guyz. Is Liang telling us different? Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #24