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It's a well-studied phenomenon about human irrational thought patterns. It's the same thought pattern that makes people drive instead of fly, even though there's so much statistical evidence that they are much more likely to be injured or killed in an accident involving an automobile than you are to be killed or injuried in an airplane accident.The fundamental truth of gun crazies is that they've fetishized their guns and think guns are more important than the lives of stranger's children. Anecdote. One of my brothers, a gun lunatic, keeps a loaded pistol in the drawer of his coffee table, in case of "intruders." He lives on a farm surrounded by family and friends, way out in the country where everyone knows everyone. He has a 2, 6, and 12-year-old. They all have access to that gun. He doesn't find this strange or dangerous. No matter how many times my mom harangues him about it, he won't lock any of his guns up - because what's the point in having "protection" if it isn't always ready?
There are a group of people who have watched the news reports about "home invasions" and who already have a predilection to believe that a gun is going to be the only protection option, even though the probability of a home invasion while the person is home is much less than the likelihood of a) the gun being stolen or b) a child in the home getting their hands on the gun. These are unfortunately the same people who refuse to use gun safes or child protection locks on their guns.





























