I'm carrying a gun - Am I looking for trouble?

[slim 1,525]

I keep hearing about folks who "look for trouble" because they have a gun on their person. Wanted to see how VJ'ers felt about that. Thanks for playing!

[GandD 5,966]

Need another option:

I'm carrying a gun therefore I'm not afraid of situations I should probably avoid.

[Peikko 1,575]

There are all sorts of missing options, like,"I carry a gun because I have been fooled into thinking that stepping outside my front door constitutes a threat that an armed response would be a reasonable response to". Millions of Americans are born, live and die without ever encountering any kind of situation where a gun would be of any use whatsoever. Why on earth arm yourself against a threat that barely exists?

[GandD 5,966]

There are all sorts of missing options, like,"I carry a gun because I have been fooled into thinking that stepping outside my front door constitutes a threat that an armed response would be a reasonable response to". Millions of Americans are born, live and die without ever encountering any kind of situation where a gun would be of any use whatsoever. Why on earth arm yourself against a threat that barely exists?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Why wear seat belts?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

This poll is about you, so that kind of biases things.

[Darnell 8,478]

Great question Slim !

Happy to study the results of the poll, next week.

[Peikko 1,575]

Why wear seat belts?

Seriously, are you going with the, 'wearing seat belts as a safety precaution is comparable to carrying a gun' argument? You do understand risk assessment, yes?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Seriously, are you going with the, 'wearing seat belts as a safety precaution is comparable to carrying a gun' argument? You do understand risk assessment, yes?

You have a much better chance of being killed in a car accident than you do by a gun.

[Danno 1,228]

There are all sorts of missing options, like,"I carry a gun because I have been fooled into thinking that stepping outside my front door constitutes a threat that an armed response would be a reasonable response to". Millions of Americans are born, live and die without ever encountering any kind of situation where a gun would be of any use whatsoever. Why on earth arm yourself against a threat that barely exists?

Should Post photos of people who took your advice?

People buy hurricane and flood insurance though the odds are low.

[GandD 5,966]

Why wear seat belts?

Why breathe? Its been shown nearly all people who die were shown to be breathing at the time.

[GandD 5,966]

Should Post photos of people who took your advice?

People buy hurricane and flood insurance though the odds are low.

Yeah but people never kill themselves or others with their hurricane or flood insurance.

[Peikko 1,575]

You have a much better chance of being killed in a car accident than you do by a gun.

No, you do not understand the principles of risk assessment. It's not your fault. obviously you don't have the advantages bestowed by a free University education

Edited August 2, 2013 by The Truth™

[Peikko 1,575]

Should Post photos of people who took your advice?

People buy hurricane and flood insurance though the odds are low.

Dude, don't dig that hole any deeper, you look silly enough down there as it is.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

No, you do not understand the principles of risk assessment. It's not your fault. obviously you don't have the advantages bestowed by of a free University education

Of course not. Only you do.