It's not the odds, it's the stakes...
I will "probably" never need to use it, but if I do I am prepared.
Never needed a fire extinguisher, yet I have several.
Rarely need my spare tire, yet all vehicles have one.
Only occasionally need a band-aid, but I have several first aid kits.
My smoke detectors only go off when my wife cooks - never had a fire - yet I have them all over the house.
I have not yet encountered someone that needs shot, but I carry anyway.
The list goes on, and on, and on......
I will "probably" never need to use it, but if I do I am prepared.
Me scared? Why? *I* have the gun.
I don't prep because I am afraid of what might happen. I prep so I don't have to be.
Never needed a fire extinguisher, yet I have several.The list goes on, and on, and on......
...which does absolutely nothing to help people to understand and accept firearms. If anything, it just stokes their "anti" resolve.
Never needed a fire extinguisher, yet I have several.
- Most people don't have one and they wouldn't know how to use it anyways.
Rarely need my spare tire, yet all vehicles have one.
- Most people could not change a tire if they had to and I doubt they have ever checked the air pressure in their spare.
Only occasionally need a band-aid, but I have several first aid kits.
- They usually only need a Band-Aid for when their feelings get hurt.
My smoke detectors only go off when my wife cooks - never had a fire - yet I have them all over the house.
- Lots of people steal the batteries out of their smoke detectors because they need them for some important electronic toy.
I have not yet encountered someone that needs shot, but I carry anyway.
- I have encountered lots of people I wanted to shoot.
The rebuttal people will use to the "I have a fire extinguisher, smoke detector, etc that I will likely never need" is those items are not as likely to hurt someone. Granted, this is true. However, you have a right to carry a gun, and when done so responsibly there is little to no chance of it hurting anyone.
Boy Scouts motto: Always be prepared. So I am.
It's not the odds, it's the stakes...