Guns

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by Nigal

Many times it depends on the outsider's perspective and attitude towards guns that can shade the subject.

<major snippage>

Am I an "audiophile nut" because I have over 500 CDs?

Nigal, I think the "outsider's" view is always going to be clouded by the fact that guns were invented (if you can use that term here) with one purpose in mind - to kill things. Predominantly human things, although the hunting of animals for food or sport followed very closely after.
When folks hear of concealed carry of a deadly weapon, whether it is a pistol in the US, or a knife in the UK, they think "That person is up to no good".
It is a "natural" assumption since most people's lives do not involve travel in areas where you are likely to be shot on a daily basis. My life is like that, and I actively avoid areas where I would feel the need to "protect" myself.
But I do enjoy my target rifel and my little side-by-side-by 20.