"Can you honestly say they fear that guns will act on their own accord?? Or is it that they fear guns in the hands of people who they believe would misuse them?"
It's a valid question, made more complicated by the fact that gun-haters seem rarely able to think such things through logically. I have had one person tell me that she would be afraid to keep a gun because she thinks that she would accidentally shoot herself. (?)
Gun-haters love to say things like "Guns kill more people than halitosis, hangnails, and post nasal drip combined." I believe that once they have heard and said such things long enough, they begin to believe that the gun itself is intrinsically dangerous, and a gun cannot be present without a corresponding increase in the general danger level.
Tim
It's a valid question, made more complicated by the fact that gun-haters seem rarely able to think such things through logically. I have had one person tell me that she would be afraid to keep a gun because she thinks that she would accidentally shoot herself. (?)
Gun-haters love to say things like "Guns kill more people than halitosis, hangnails, and post nasal drip combined." I believe that once they have heard and said such things long enough, they begin to believe that the gun itself is intrinsically dangerous, and a gun cannot be present without a corresponding increase in the general danger level.
Tim