Were it just that they think it. No sane person is in greater need of self defense than one surrounded by nutcases. And no sane person is going to give up the right of self defense, in my opinion, if it means being defenseless and still surrounded by them. We have created a culture that in turn creates masses of sick people and pretend we aren't like them that by some magic we have not also been infected, that our own self hate isn't the source of violence toward others via projection. Where do you think the antipathy toward me for maintaining it is mental illness and not guns comes from when I post this opinion? I bet it's because my opinion is a fact. Humanity is asleep, unaware that it is motivated by forces of which it does not wish to become consciously aware. This makes us machines and machines operate by cause and effect. I don't know. Perhaps mechanical aptitude is required to see this as well as some familiarity and knowledge acquisition of psychological understanding.Guns make people more scared and think they are more likely to need to defend themselves with deadly force.