Reply #3: There's a chance I'd get MORE pro-gun. [View All]

[Ready4Change]

I might think that, if I'd had a gun in my possesion at the time, I could have changed the outcome and my loved one would still be alive.

Is it possible you can create a scenario in which I might become anti-gun? Sure.

It reminds me of a kid I was talking to about flying airplanes. (I'm a private pilot.) He asked if I was afraid the plane would crash? I said no, not really. What if the engine stopped? I'd glide it into a landing. What if the wings stop holding the plane up? I know how to get them working again, so I'd do that. What if the wings FALL OFF?

He was creating scenarios that supported his fear, namely that planes crash. Didn't matter how many questions I answered, I still wasn't adressing the fear itself.

I'm guessing your fear is that you'll be killed by some nutjob with a gun. I suggest that, rather than creating "what-if" scenarios that leave you powerless, (Loved one is already dead.) you look at the likelyhood that this will actually happen. Of the several million people who die in our country every year, how many die of gunshots? How many of car accidents? How many of lung cancer? Put your fear into perspective.