Best answer I have seen yet. I want to buy you a beer.
jesus... i can't even believe i'm reading half of this shit.......
the answer is simple. i own military style semi-automatic weapons because i am going to kill people and f*** shit up if anyone comes anywhere near my family. i'll do it without that rifle anyway, but that rifle makes it a hell of a lot easier for me to do so. that's my god given right as an american, and one of the reasons my forefathers fought for independence, and then wrote the BOR. it's why my great grandfathers, and grandfathers fought and bled. it's why my siblings serve, why i see kids giving their lives now...
my wife isn't all that gun friendly, but when shit hits the fan, she knows that i will kill people and f*** shit up until she and our children are safe. she may get snippy about things gun-related sometimes, but when the lights go out, or the coyotes are prowling, or some weird guy knocks on the door, she expects me to be there, armed, and neutralizing the threat.
that's my job. as a man, a husband, a boyfriend, whatever.
it's your job, too.
work hard, pay your taxes, contribute to society, speak softly, avoid confrontation whenever possible, but don't ever forget that your god given right, and your god demanded duty at the end of the day is to kill things and f*** shit up if bad guys come for those innocents you're responsible for.