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Originally posted by BlueSky:

Turning to guns, I'm not against owning weapons, though I would agree that most normal people have no need or want for an assault weapon. I would also be interested to know - though it would be difficult if not impossible to calculate - how many guns kept for self-defense are ever needed and successfully used for that purpose. Very, very few would be my guess.
It doesn't matter, the second amendment says I can, period. As for the self defense weapons, those that are prepared are, on the whole, more careful and plan ahead. Which skews the numbers.