Someone stop me before I buy more CR 90 s and TRCs ! <| sep |> No one really needs to have anything with them at all . You carry your wallet in case you need to spend money or show ID . You carry a phone in case you need to use it . The argument based on need is a poor one because hardly anything anyone does is based on need . I am not saying people should carry guns everywhere but some people would argue that carrying your phone everywhere is unnecessary . People have different wants and desires . Who are you to say someone ' s wants are unnecessary ? They are just carrying a piece of metal on their hip . If it makes them feel better , who the hell cares ? Why would you let it bother you . Someone who is going to commit an act of violence is not openly carrying like that . Fully automatic rifles have been illegal since 1984 unless you have a special license which is extremely hard to get unless you are military or law enforcement . But , you made the argument based on need again . How many items do you know that you dont need ? People earn money and they should be able to spend that money on the items they want . Ownership or possession of something means nothing . 99 . 99 percent of gun owners will never hurt another person with them . Why punish 99 . 99 percent of people based on the actions of . 01 ? What if we did that with everything ? None of use would be able to own a god damn thing .