Quote Originally Posted by Kantian Pragmatist View Post
But we don't need those sorts of weapons to secure our own defense any longer. Our social institutions have become stable enough and extend far enough into the world that we can rely on them to provide these protections, and there are other, newer tools that we can make use of as well. Indeed, the oldest security tool of all time is the most effective in our current world of danger: man's best friend, Canis familiaris.
What social institutions are you referring to? It cant be Law Enforcement, those men and women do on heck of a job but they just cant make it to me if someone is breaking in or attacking. Even if I was in a urban area they wouldn't be able to stop any type of attack on me or my family, the time required for them to respond is outside of what a situation would require. As for the dogs I have two of them, they're cute but basically dumb as rocks . They will bark and raise a commotion but wouldn't be able to stop an intruder. Thats where my 1911 comes in, yes guns are still Needed. The only one who can STOP something from happening to my family is me.

Bob