Quote of the Day: Against His Better Judgement, Reporter Buys a Gun to ‘Feel Better’

By Dan Zimmerman

“I have no illusions that I’m going to be the proverbial good guy with a gun. And even worse, I know the statistics that show I’m at risk, as a middle-age white man living in Colorado, of using the gun to kill myself. I recognize that my decision (to buy a gun) doesn’t make the best logical sense. My head knows that. On the other hand, we humans are emotional creatures, and this decision helps me feel better. Perhaps there’s just some comfort in feeling like I’m taking action, even if all the statistics tell me I might actually just be making the problem worse.” – Trevor Hughes in Voices: Why I Decided to Buy a Handgun [at usatoday.com]

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