“Bad guys have guns. Why shouldn’t decent people have guns”
Americans don’t seem to understand that the world isn’t divided between “the bad guys” and “the decent people”.
Many of the “bad guys” with guns actually were decent people with guns. Then they forgot to take their meds or experienced road rage.
while I agree with the sentiment current developments suggest that having a form of protection against a corrupt government is a wise precaution.
I don’t go brandishing it openly. I don’t threaten with it. I don’t live in a fantasy to be the “hero”.
For people outside the US you have to realize that gun ownership is a part of the American cultural experience.
As with any society, there are those people within it that toxify the culture. My point is, don’t vilify Americans because of a subculture of our society. All that succeeds in doing is alienating and dividing us apart.