re: Another gun in a vehicle question

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I'd rather get fired than die.

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This is known as a false dichotomy or false choice. Imagine it turned into riding in an airplane: "I'd rather be in a car crash than an airplane crash, so I'll drive." In reality, you are far more likely to get in a car crash on the way to the airport than for your plane to crash. The odds are probably worse for a long trip.

So what are the odds that you are going to get attacked while in your car at or on your way to or from your place of employment? Contrast that with the odds of being discovered committing a violation of company policy. That is the real choice that you are making. It may well be the right one for you, but it's probably not anywhere near as simple as die or be fired.

After all, you could make the same argument about cc'ing on a commercial flight: "I'd rather get caught with a gun by TSA in the check out line than die on the flight because a terrorist got on the plane with a box cutter."

I'm betting most sane people choose to leave their gun at home. That choice is really more a comment on the likelihood of getting caught with the gun (or the consequences of getting caught) than the likelihood that the gun will be useful for protection at any particular time because the odds of the latter are always exceedingly low.