Arming oneself is a feel-good consumer product in an increasingly uncertain political environment in the US.
Effective? No, as you have already pointed out, the State is always armed better than you.
Counter-productive? Yes, by directly funding the all right-wing arms industry, their army of government lobbyists, and putting more guns on the streets that increases the already-high risk of random gun violence.
Having a firearm in your home increases the risk of it being used against your family.
Feel good? Yes. A consumerist instant gratification to the need for security. Consumers are what Americans are trained to be.
Firearms don’t protect the right from from State violence, wtf are guns going to do for the left?
Arming oneself is a feel-good consumer product in an increasingly uncertain political environment in the US.
Effective? No, as you have already pointed out, the State is always armed better than you.
Counter-productive? Yes, by directly funding the all right-wing arms industry, their army of government lobbyists, and putting more guns on the streets that increases the already-high risk of random gun violence.
Having a firearm in your home increases the risk of it being used against your family.
Feel good? Yes. A consumerist instant gratification to the need for security. Consumers are what Americans are trained to be.