>>>>Are you more likely to commit a crime in a place where you know someone is packing a gun or some where you know no one is?
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>>>I think when you're committing a shooting spree because you're mentally ill, it really doesn't matter.
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>>That's a good reason to have a gun handy at all time.
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>>Not all gun tote'n thugs are mentally ill. They're just bad people.
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>As I said elsewhere, you're assuming the risk of running into a "gun tote'n thug" is greater than the other risks of keeping a gun at the ready. I would argue that for the vast majority of Americans, that just isn't so.
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Everything comes with a risk. If you're a rsponsible gun owner keep it locked. If you have a carrying permit, get trained like police officers do... don't neccessarily have have to become a cops tho. :)