[MarkL]

"3. “Why should a person who lives in a low crime area feel they had to carry a gun?”

"Why should I have a smoke detector and fire extinguisher in my home? Why should I wear my seatbelt while driving my car? Why should I wear safety gear like helmet, gloves, jacket, boots, etc while riding my motorcycle?

The answer is that while you might not need any of the above, when you do need them, you need them RIGHT NOW, and you can't "undo the situation" that requires any of the above. If you don't have them, bad things happen!

Mark

[TigersEye]

#3 and all of you examples are about odds and statistics. The critic cites the odds based on statistics that 'event x' is very unlikely to happen. But no one ever cites odds and statistics at a funeral.

"It is so sad that our dear friend, John Doe, hit the bad luck lottery but, oh well."