See, the way I see it is this: 91 year old man, 4-5 burley men break in. Well, the best way he could defend himself at this point is to have a gun, loaded and ready to go on his hip.
I know there will be people who use them for nefarious purposes, but until we get personal shields and transporters to protect or materialize us out of danger like in Star Trek, it seems guns are the only way this old fogey could have protected himself. Of course, there is the theory of escalation, i.e. the 4 men would come armed when attempting to rob the man, but for that, they would have to risk one of their friends potentially not making it back. Thieving innocent people should be a hazardous occupation, IMO. It's not hazardous enough in Canada.
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