I don't feel it will make much different for me to make an argument vs what you just said because we have fundamental differences in belief on this subject, obviously. I will say that my belief comes from growing up in Maine. Lots of people had guns. Crime was/is/will remain low. Few people concealed weapons. Some people had handguns but those were almost always left in ones house in a gun safe, where they serve little to no purpose. I currently live in Cincinnati, work in a pretty ghetto part of it in a drugstore, and what I see when I go into places is how much concealing a weapon won't help. But thats how I view things, how I see stuff, and I admit I could be in correct.

As to why its hard to know my philosophies, I can explain that simply. I'm what many would call inconsistent. My views change from subject to subject. But most of all, it's hard to know what I think because my views, opinions and ideas change. I recognize that I can not possibly be right about everything and as such am open to new ideas. I do try to be a bit abrasive about my thoughts at a given time when I'm online because a. it's amusing and b. I refuse to do so in person. It doesn't mean that I don't feel as I say, but sometimes I will drop my leveling logic when arguing or discussing something just because it feels good.