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Exactly right. You're only paranoid if you think they're out to get YOU specifically and you have nothing upon which to base that thought.

And just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they AREN'T out to get you. LOL

Sorry... I missed that last line.

I have a rebuttal for the suggestion that one is paranoid.

If I arm myself because I THINK (incorrectly) that someone is out to get ME, I'm paranoid, right?
However, if I arm myself because someone IS out to get me, I'm not paranoid, right?

We now have them agreeing that it is therefore possible to arm one's self without being paranoid.

Now, the next question is, "Are there Bad Guys in this world who are out to get SOMEONE, ANYONE and they don't care who it is they get, as long as the BG gets what they want?"

So... I don't arm myself because I think someone's out to get ME. I arm myself because there are BGs who are out to get SOMEONE, and I'd prefer to be prepared in case I accidentally end up in the same place as them when they try it.

You can claim I'm over-cautious, but you can't claim I'm paranoid.

You don't have an argument... re-read what he said that you quoted. He said he felt fortunate to have a legit reason to carry IN THE EYES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

The implication is simply that Joe Average wouldn't think he's a weirdo for carrying a gun, unlike what Joe Average thinks of the rest of us. Sure, WE don't think we're weird for carrying, but Joe Average in the mall or the gas station or convenience store is, you must admit, a little weirded out if for some reason they find out that "we" are armed.

Try this test.

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