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Self defense against what, though? Some homicidal maniac running rampant through the town? From what I can gather through anecdotal information nearly everyone in Texas is well versed in carrying weapons; they are all stable individuals who've grown up with weapons in the home, follow safe gun storage and handling and never point a gun at someone unless they plan on pulling the trigger.
The rest of the world seems to get along just fine not carryings guns to pick up a pizza, grab a coffee, shop for groceries or go to the barber, etc. If Texans don't feel safe then maybe all those guns have something to do with that since mass shootings have become a weekly event.
The issue has become the chicken or the egg conundrum.
I have always only spoken for myself…
Has there been a ‘homicidal maniac running around rampant through the state’?
Yes, he was caught sometime yesterday. Does this happen regularly? Yes.
The crime rate 45 min from where I live is much higher than where I live.
Why?
gun access, poverty, gangs, drug cartels, the current border crisis, racism, etc. I don’t know.
Yes, I agree that the Pandora’s box of guns has already been opened and the evils of guns are already lose. So who decides to give their guns up first? Not me.
JMO