Do you think it is normal having firearms?

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d21lewis said:
I haven't read any other posts in this thread. With that said:

I live in Georgia. I own a gun because of my occupation. Before that, I never touched one, and had serious concerns about people who did own them. Now, I realise that people around here are gun crazy. They were raised that way. Little kids that are 7 years old have guns (illegaly) that their parents have given them. Several times, I will stop a car and see a rifle or pistol in the passenger seat- if it's not concealed & the owner has a license to carry, then it's not against the law.

People at my office will ridicule me for spending $400 on a videogame console, but will think nothing of dropping $800+ on a firearm. I may be the only persoh in my office (females included) with just ONE gun.

On the flipside, aside from suicides, it's extremely rare for me to respond to a call where somebody had gotten shot. Still, just this past Sunday, I had to take a gun away from a man who caught his wife cheating, and was trying to kill her. Lot's of anxiety, to say the least.

 I'd argue that in all the above situations, it's the lack of trainining, and external circumstances (domestic problems) that are the root cause.  Not the guns.  The man who caught his wife cheating could have just as easily killed her with a kitchen knife or a rock.  Those with loaded guns in the front seat are asking for someone to take said weapon and use it.  Mark those up to ignorance, and like I said, lack of training.