[pct-l] Mtned's missive

[mark v]

The issue isn't preparedness.  The issue is being able to weigh, as accurately as can be expected, the pros and cons.  In the case of your beloved gun, with any statistical knowledge at all, it's pretty easy to see that the chances of misuse or the extra weight affecting an injury in the long term outweigh the chances of useful protection by a zillion to one.  It's really not a love/hate debate about guns or mountain lions or bears or anything.  And it's not limited to outdoor pursuits.  Incidents of guns used to actually stave off a bear or lion (or intruder) attacks are statistically few compared to negative consequences.   I say this with no passion or liberal fervor.   

Last time i provided stats to back a statement, i got chastised for it.  I think this time the burden is on someone else to prove me wrong.