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. . . I can't think of a single situation in my entire life when I would have wanted a gun, and this includes 3 years living in downtown Detroit. It just seems like it has the potential to make things go from bad to worse quickly. Brandishing a gun seems like an unnessecary escalation.
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Be thankfull you have never had a situation where you needed a gun. If you had been placed in that situation, you would probably not be here to ask why carrying a gun necessary.
It all comes down to placing yourself in the position of being a victim. Do you you really think a armed citizen on the 9/11 flight would have escalated a bad situation into a worse one? Do you really believe that if the person walking down the street who was shot dead for their wallet would have turned a bad situation into a worse one? Do you really believe that a bad guy pointing a gun at your face will cause you no harm if you abide by their demands? Do you really believe that there are no people who would cause you great bodily injury? Do you really believe the police will protect you?
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the police have no duty to protect you from the bad guys.
Do as they ask and the bad guys may not harm you.