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The point is that there's a risk to having a gun available to you in a situation when you don't need it.

There's a risk getting out of bed every morning. There's a risk every time you start a car, or walk across the street. "Risk" at the levels of events like these aren't a reason to blanket ban anything.

Situations where a person who doesn't know you decides to your home with the prior intent to force entry and cause you bodily harm are incredibly, incredibly rare.

Sure. What happens the day your number comes up?

I'd rather have a firearm and not need it than need it and not have it.

The bottom line is, the 2A is there and it's not going away anytime soon. The Supreme Court will likely throw out Illinois' new assault weapon ban and with that Washington's will also likely go away.

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