Reaction to GOP lawmaker pulling out loaded gun

Original article: GOP lawmaker pulls out loaded gun in constituent meeting
"Republican Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina pulled out a loaded handgun during a meeting with constituents on Friday to make the point that guns are not always dangerous."
Sure, that is logically true. An unloaded gun is not dangerous, but a loaded gun is always dangerous, which is precisely what he brought to the meeting. He managed to contradict himself immediately. If he wanted to make a point that guns were not dangerous, he should have brought an unloaded gun.

What is his point? What is he trying to accomplish? Is he trying to make people unafraid of guns? Is that really a smart thing to do? Do we really want adults, teens, and children to be so unafraid of loaded guns that we are playing with them like they are basketballs?

It is true that guns are just inanimate objects and should not be feared in and of themselves, but the reality is that guns are usually owned by people, and people can be emotional and unpredictable. Without guns, people are still dangerous. There are numerous ways in which people kill each other, even without guns, but guns make killing so much easier. Thus, this combination of guns and people is highly dangerous.

Having a loaded gun with you all the time - is that how you want to live your life? Living in fear? Not trusting other people?

This is one of the biggest differences between gun-advocates and gun-control advocates.

Gun-advocates believe the world is terrible and we need guns to protect ourselves from each other and the government.

Gun-control advocates know that the world is not perfect, but they believe that the world can be better. By letting our guard down a little, we can live freer, happier lives than constantly not trusting anyone or anything but ourselves.

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