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Originally Posted by Jeysie
I did note "cause damage"... my second response was in regards to your comment about more people dying in automobile accidents. But no matter how you dress it, if the purpose of a gun is to shoot a projectile at something... with that lies the possibility of having said projectile shot at your fleshy bits. Not an unreasonable thing to wary of, IMHO.
Peace & Luv, Liz
P.S. I would note that I am also afraid of driving, and vastly prefer walking to being a passenger... I only ride in vehicles because it's pretty much impossible not to and still do all the stuff you need to survive.
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Yes however the concept of actually being shot with a gun requires an operator. If a gun is left on a table, it isn't going to do anything. I've heard the excuse countless times that "the gun went off" or "the gun accidently went off". I dislike the concept of "accidental discharges" as they are very very rare, the majority of firearms today have been tested to be dropped from a certain height or fired with a bullet lodged in a barrel as well as enhanced safety to the point accidental discharge is practically non-existant. The more appropriate term would probably be "Negligent Discharge" when someones finger is on the trigger and causes the gun to fire. I wouldn't fear the tool being used, I would fear the person. That being said, I don't think I would feel comfortable with anyone robbing my home with or without a firearm, I would treat them as much as a threat as someone holding a hammer, a baseball bat or with their fists.
I've taken countless people to the range who have never fired a gun and they are the ones operating it, very nervous and shaky. I try to explain to them that they are on the opposite side of the barrel and the gun isn't going to shoot them, they would physically have to point the gun at themselves and pull the trigger.
