Maybe it's my pessimism, my relationship with Uncle Murphy. I don't even like purse-guns, bc they can as easily be used against oneself.

I just find cultures that lock up their guns and take them out only for practical use and cleaning a lot more relatable.

I'm sort of trying to get my head around having a feeling that Something Good is going to happen when a gun is out.
I mean, even if one is shooting to eat, there is still the taking on of the animal's pain to carry back on the way to the butcher.

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Then again I have *almost* no sadism in me at all. That and the association with the burden of responsibility are probably enough to keep firearms from being sexy to me.

Blades are a totally different story, oddly enough. But there is also a lot more gun violence in my area than knife violence. Knives are for the kitchen, for crafting, and use in fictional scenes in my personal experience.
I'm sure there are people who feel similarly about blades as I do about firearms.

Thanks for attending this exploration.

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