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Originally Posted by gerryann
While it may be that the type of people who carry firearms are simply more likely to get shot, it may be that guns give a sense of empowerment that causes carriers to overreact in tense situations, or encourages them to visit neighbourhoods they probably shouldn't."
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Sorry, but I don't feel any sense of empowerment and I especially would not go visit neighborhoods were I "shouldn't!"
The people that I know with a permit to carry are never out there looking for trouble. On the contrary, most would do almost anything to avoid it.