They’re about to pass this gun law in Texas and I’m torn. Get a gun and have to worry about getting shot by the police or don’t get a gun and worry about getting shot by everyone else. The way people worry about size, I’m might just head out..
More seriously I can understand you, or maybe if you try to chose some "acceptable" one, guns are like dogs in a way, you could have a dog that can protect you having some different image in collective imaginary, I guess it's the same for guns, if you go with old White racists guns, it should be good
or put stickers of reactionary YouTubers on it
In a way it's better to have one and not to have to use it, than to not have one and having to use it. But be sure to train before for your aiming. Also the number of bullets, because aiming is important, that's true, but having a very few bullets could be stressing. And the type of bullets. If you just want to protect yourself, you might want to chose something less lethal. It's very important that the gun goes with your personality. Its weight etc. Question of gun isn't possible here, but having a knife would be something similar in a way. I personaly do not have one on me because of police if I got unlucky, but I fear to may have to need it and regret it. It's about fearing police or thugs or both. Or Covid. Or life.
It's complicated. Also our look determines how police officers would take it. Dressed streetwear doesn't help. Without caps, kicks and all this stuff might we could get a gun for you, a knife for me, and no problems
Until now I experimented problems with vigils, not police, or only once, but I did steal something in a supermarket a long time ago, so, not very innocent either
But vigils don't like me in general, even more true younger, that was something...
EDIT : If it was legal and if I had to have one, I would like to have a silent on it, wouldn't want maybe other criminals to come hearing the sound, some spy vibes