Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Does owning a firearm make an individual a pre-criminal? [View all]cheyanne
(733 posts)I believe that owning a gun actually changes the way one thinks and acts.
First, by owning a gun, you accept that you may have to use it some day.
Second, you are unconsciously scanning situations for the one that will compel you to use your gun at a moment's notice.
Thirdly, you are constantly aware that you do not have to walk away from a confrontation, but can stand your ground.
These are ways in which your reaction to events has changed.
This does not even go into the underlying individual psychology that might include feeling that some people deserve what they get; hair trigger anger; feelings of inferiority and being despised by others.
The saying "power corrupts and absolute power absolutely corrupts" is true. and carrying a gun gives one a power over others.