Originally Posted by
DunderXIII
I'm going to get flamed torched for this but man I'm glad to be in Canada. People just don't "pack guns just in case" ready to pop a cap in someone else in an altercation "because the other guy would have done it first anyway!". Sure the criminal population probably carry guns but at least the average Joe I argue with doesn't. The chance that he does is single to none. So do I carry a gun? No way! It's totally unthinkable here. Yes freaks occasionnaly run around killing people here too, but does having the right to carry guns stop them anywhere else anyway?
I do not carry a gun because i am living in a war zone. I carry a gun on the off chance that some asshat decides he wants to do me, or those around me, harm. My house has a fire alarms on the off chance it goes up in flames while i am sleeping. I have never had a break in, but i pay the alarm company 50 bucks a month just in case. I have never been in a serious bike wreck, but i still strap on a helmet. The chance somebody is going to try and harm me is rare, but just in case...