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Originally Posted by Ledgem
I just think it's a bit silly to claim that "hoplophobes" are afraid of guns because they think that humanity is terrible, when many people who desire a gun and think it's good protective feel that way because they want to protect themselves from other people.
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It's all a matter of perspective, though I think it's more accurate to say that one side seems to think that the part of humanity that are armed or want to be armed are terrible, while the other side want to be protected from the terrible ones.
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Put another way, "hoplophobes" may be afraid of the evil that people with guns can perpetuate, but the people who want to arm themselves with guns for protection fear the exact same thing. The only difference is in the conclusion that each side reaches with regard to how best to protect themselves.
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Pretty much, though I'd say the pro-side (at least for me) recognizes and includes the evil that people can perpetuate
period, with or without firearms.