Why More Americans Want to Own Guns

[Gawdzilla]

Speaking as a big, brawny (former) thug with a (former) propensity for violence, a firearm is unlikely to stop such a person, unless the gun holder is trained.  Even training doesn't always guarantee success.  You know how many soldiers in a platoon actually fire their weapons during a firefight?  Six.  More likely three - the rest freeze up.  

I've been shot at twice in my life (never hit) and the fact that my opponent had a firearm didn't make the least bit of difference.

Stoopid fucking argument.

Boru

Yep. I started my training in 1965 with a one-legged Marine who taught me to "take a beating and keep on ticking". During 20 years in the USN I was shot, blown up, beat down and generally abused. And I survived. I came to be known for teaching violence. Never needed a handgun.