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I agree that it’s easy to prove but America has a huge rural population and if you live in the country it’s a good idea to own a gun.

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Why?

For the first 13 years of my life I lived on a rural dirt road surrounded by hundreds of acres of forest. I can think of exactly zero times in those years where we needed a gun.

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But what about 30 to 50 feral hogs

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Well that is just one individual out of millions. Just because you don’t see a need doesn’t mean others don’t. Plus us as individuals can’t determine what other large groups can and cannot have. We don’t have the same life experiences.

Someone may be the victim of a sexual assault and when living in a rural area having something to defend themselves gives them some peace of mind.

Imagine living in a small neighborhood where everyone knows everyone and you don’t get along with a corrupt police force. When you are in danger from someone during a home invasion or if you are hiking in the wilderness, you may not trust the cops to act in your best interest

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Plus us as individuals can’t determine what other large groups can and cannot have. We don’t have the same life experiences.

Us as a collective do so all the time. It is a totally normal activity in a society. Nations other than the USA have successfully done this with guns. There is no reason the USA could not do the same except will power.

The rest of your paranoid what-if scenarios are not a valid reason for everyone to have access to unlimited firepower.

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