Possession of a weapon causes others to fear me?

On average, everyone disagrees with significant nonconsensus between 35 voters.

Reasons To Disagree

I don't go waving it about. In the case where I wore a weapon openly, no one really batted an eye.

No, because the only people with need to know of my weapons are anyone I'm defending or anyone who attacks. Those latter people should fear me.

Only those who intend to do harm to others around me or myself will fear me being armed. No one else will know unless I am open carry and even then they have no reason to fear me as I have no intention of doing harm to them.

its not about intimidating people, its not about spreading fear, its about protection And if someone DOES feel threatened by my weapon it can only be because they plan on doing something that would cause me to use the weapon... if everyone acts right there is no need to pull the weapon....

Yes some people may fear the weapon itself but others see it as protection. i myself see them as protection.

Possession of a weapon does not create fear, the misuse of said weapon is what causes the fear. An expert marksman trained to know when it is right to pull a gun and when it is best to keep it holstered and talk is not frightening, a 2 year old you just scolded pointing a gun at you is.

People have nothing to fear

Reasons To Agree