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Every human interaction falls into one of those two categories, without exception. Reason or force, that's it.
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Um, no. There are plenty of other ways. Love for example is neither reason nor force and really a rejection of both many times. Dealing in absolutes has certain pitfalls.
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The gun is the only personal weapon that puts a 100-pound woman on equal footing with a 220-pound mugger, a 75-year old retiree on equal footing with a 19-year old gang banger, and a single guy on equal footing with a carload of drunken guys with baseball bats.
The gun removes the disparity in physical strength, size, or numbers between a potential attacker and a defender.
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I would say a 100 pound woman very lightly trained and armed with a rapier or katana will ruin a would be 220 pound rapist's day. The gun could be a heck of a lot more effective though.
There are a few other problems with the essay but he makes some good points.