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Originally Posted by Sculpt
Why do you note non-villains? What are you getting at? I sense you're trying to get at something, but you haven't revealed it yet. 
I wouldn't necessarily have concern at seeing "an ordinary citizen" with a firearm. When I wrote "in public" I meant, let's say, in my state where it would be illegal, if I saw a stranger holding a pistol in Walmart in the frozen fish section, then yes, I would be immediately concerned -- which would trigger me to analyze the person and situation... at it's conclusion, I may very well no longer be concerned.
A non-villain in a horror film like The Thing 82, or a non-villain in Evil Dead, or a non-villain mentally disturbed person, in a flash could become either villainous or simply dangerous to the other non-villains.  |
Just trying to gauge your view on guns. My difficulty is squaring two somewhat incompatible views: guns are not objectively horrifying,
yet you would be horrified to see an ordinary citizen carrying one in public.
I would experience little horror seeing a holstered one in public, but if it were drawn and aimed would be quite frightened.