Here's where the gun debate should go!

[JaneV2.0]

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They don't leave my house except for hunting or maybe repair. If I lived in an area of high crime or was being stalked it might be different. Maybe my statistics would prove me wrong, but I don't worry any more about wanting a gun for protection outside them that I do about being hit by a car while crossing the street, or being hit by lightning when I'm hiking. If I were a single female living or traveling alone I'd have to reconsider. And I really have no problem with normal properly trained people carrying guns. However, for most common daily events I don't understand why people feel the need to be armed any more than they would want to wear a helmet crossing the street. I think it goes beyond rational thinking to something else.

I've lived alone all my adult life. I've been stalked. I've worked a variety of shifts that required me to drive or take public transportation. For a year or so, I walked to and from work late at night through downtown city streets in Portland and Seattle. I've worked alone in offices on night shifts. I've driven hundreds of miles by myself. I've never considered buying a firearm. I can dream up scenarios where doing so might be appropriate, but none that seem likely to happen at this stage of my life.