Originally Posted by
Cosmoline
Why do you assume those are mutually exclusive? I pack a firearm AND I relax and enjoy life. My Ruger is fine with that. And if someone comes and tries to take my relaxing life away from me and mine, I at least have a chance to blow some holes in the SOB. I've never understood how sitting back and letting violence happen to you is morally superior to stopping it. The fact that "we're all going to die" really has no bearing on whether some a-hole should be able to kill you or worse without any fear of danger to himself.
Why do you assume that those who choose not to sling a gun are willing to "sit back and let violence happen to them"? A gun is not the only weapon for self defense, and certainly not even always the best. By your own admission above, even you admit that "at least I have a
chance...". Sometimes gun slingers even get shot with their own guns. Of course the thought of that happening to you probably never enters your mind.