There must be right. Strength never made right and it’s an indecency when it is allowed to breed corruption.
People have a greater tolerance for evil than violence. If crooked gambling, thieving and robbing are covered over folks will tolerate it longer than outright violence, even when the violence maybe cleansing.

But, when the guns are all in the hands of the men without respect for human rights, then men are really in trouble.
Thank God (only an expression) for people like you who still believe in protecting your livelihood. Feel free to use my SUV anytime. Just fill the tank when you're done.

Good question...someone didn't like the designation, Snowflake, I guess.
I thought everyone would get a kick out of it but some, even here, are a bit oversensitive.

Thank you for your response and sharing your experience...it is valued.

I've been firing weapons of one type or another for 55+ years. If you've never been around weapons (ones that use gunpowder) it can be a startling experience the first time you shoot one.
I recall when my wife first shot my fathers .45. It scared her, really scared her. What did she do? reloaded and fired it again and again until she was proficient with it.
Snowflake should at least give it a change. Fire it more than once.
I no longer shoot, my eye sight is too bad to shoot on an open range. Can't see the 199 ft targets well enough to use my 9 mm I still get 9 out of 10 at 20 ft. I still love the sport and the sense of pride at being able to defend myself and my family if I must do so.
In a separate thought, why is this post at a 0 *at least it is/was when I wrote this).

The balance of power is the same for populations and society...not just governments.

"mass murder is much easier to commit with a semi-automatic killing machine"
Not if the rest of the population can choose to carry firearms, fool.