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In your attempt to be sarcastic, you made my point for me. Thank you.
People absolutely need to understand the ramifications of owning a gun for self defense, and many don't. They generalize the need for it, when they need to specifically personalize it, and internalize it.
It's easy to say something like "I'll get a gun because the GOP is on a mission to erase trans individuals". It's generalized, and owning a firearm won't stop the GOP from being the GOP. It's more specific and accurate to say, "As a trans individual, I feel so unsafe that I am going to carry a firearm, and am fully prepared to take a life if I'm forced to". That's how it needs to be viewed.
Same thing with people who say "I'll get a gun to feel safe". That's so generalized. It's harder to say, "I'm going to carry a firearm, and get the appropriate training/practice to make sure I can actually protect myself/others if the situation dictates. I'm fully prepared to take a life if I have no choice".
If someone said to me, "I'm going to purchase some firearms for the next election cycle, because I'm worried the clowns from last time around are acting squirrely again", I would wonder how much thought they had given to it beyond just in a more general sense. Would owning a firearm stop those people from doing something like that again in 2024? Or do you believe that you could actually find yourself in a specific situation where you will have to take lives to save lives?
Do you see the distinction? Generalizing the reasons to obtain firearms isn't a good idea. Internalization is important, it makes you really have to stop and think about what you truly are/are not prepared to do to be a safe, responsible, and effective firearm owner.