Agreeing with all your words, and adding…
You’re also more likely, no matter how level-headed when at home, to act like an armed person. Threat avoidance goes down.
In 1973 the journalist Ted Simon set out from the UK to travel around the world by motorcycle. He wrote about it in the book Jupiter’s Travels, which I enjoyed very much. Early in, he wrote about his decision whether or not to bring a gun. After mulling it over he realized that carrying a gun increased his chances of getting shot, because he would behave like someone who had a gun. If he behaved like someone who didn’t have a gun, he’d take precautions and avoid situations.
