And there is where your so-called logic fails. In none of those situations would a gun have been of any use to me.
Muggers do not walk up to you and announce..."Madame, I am about to mug you so please prepare your weapon." It happens so fast. My friend who was with me and on the pay phone (pre-cell phone ubiquity) did not even see it. Had I a gun in my purse - there would have been an armed mugger afterwards.
My car? - I do not spend all night sitting outside guarding my car with a loaded gun. That's how it is when you park on a city street.
The buglary? The police believed it was my landlord - a pot smoking idiot who was angry that I was moving out. As I sleep through the whole event - assuming that is when it happened, what good would a gun have done?
And I would not think any of those situations warranted the death sentence. Rambo wannabes who fancy themselves precision sharpshooter have watched wwwwaaayyy too many movies!
Instead of a gun...I learned to be more alert about my surroundings...more careful about where I go, more sure to park my car where I should, have better locks on my doors. I got smarter. As any cop will tell you - avoiding dangerous situations is far better than being armed.
Relying on other people. I don't think so! I preferred to rely on my own good sense rather than an inanimate object.
By the way....
I do hope you will get the Pope straightened out on his misunderstanding of the Ten Commandments!
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