This is a really good summary, honestly. I think most people who are this excited about guns have spent very little time firing them, and have certainly never fired at something moving that doesn’t want to be shot. Even most gun owners seem to get most of their gun knowledge from movies and don’t understand how difficult it is to hit anything, and how easy it is for a fatal accident to happen.
I will add to your point that they wrongly evaluate risks. They think risk of home invasion is high (it’s actually incredibly rare) and they think the risk of gun accidents or suicide are low (they are actually incredibly common).
Of course, they are willfully ignorant of these risks, because they think guns are really fun and just wanna keep them. That’s the honest truth in all this. All the suffering is worth it for their hobby. I wish they’d take up model railroading instead. Nobody dies for that.
