I was pro-gun before. I had not taken my CHL (cause it's frickin' expensive!!), but wanted to, at some point. I wanted another gun, but I didn't "need" it.kw5kw wrote: I believe that here most of us have not been the victims of a violent crime there are indeed plenty of victims out there and many of them will become pro-gun after becoming a victim.
Then four guys, one of which with a gun, forced themselves upon me, and my friends (one of whom was pregnant). Fortunately I was able to repel (like how I use yer word, piney?) them long enough that they had to take their leave before the po-po showed up.
after being shot at, I have both remained steadfast that guns are good, in the right hands. and that if I had posessed one that night, those four thugs would not terrorize anyone else, ever again.
so, in conclusion, you don't need to be a victim, but it steels your resolve!!
and an anti-gun person could just see that as a reason to not allow guns, because the thug had a gun.
Pacifist people don't typically pick up a weapon, no matter what.
very rarely is one's hard fought standpoint changed.