I am very aware of potential threats at all times. While I don't have kids, I work in a very high risk work environment where we are trained on what to do in certain situations. Luckily, there has only been one time where I have been involved in a situation where a person had a weapon and was threatening to kill people. I deescalated the situation according to protocol and won an award for it. Just kidding, I didn't win an award, nobody cared but I had to talk about it over and over again.
I have been nearly killed about a dozen times, and none of those circumstances have involved a crazed inner-city street thug with an AK-47. The sad truth of life is that life threatening situations are almost always mundane, like a drunk middle-aged woman in an SUV texting and driving. The irony is that most people who think "what will I do if a gang of murderers comes into my home for no reason and try to kill me" are completely unaware of what kind of crazy moron is driving behind them. Most people aren't aware of the crazy moron driving behind them. And of all the people having this conversation, I'm probably the only one who has spent time living in the very center of a dense urban area. Speaking of which, there are lots of rules you abide by when living in such a place, but I followed the necessary precautions and never, ever had any trouble.
I didn't call you stupid, I said that it's dumb to be willing to die to look cool. I think the vast majority of people would agree with that. I'm sure you're a reasonably intelligent person or you wouldn't be here in the first place, but even a genius has some pretty dumb ideas. I know I do. Well, just adding to what I said above, do you live in the center of a dense urban area? Like, the downtown area of a city with a population higher than 1 million? If not, you almost certainly are not as equipped as I am to respond to the kind of danger you're talking about. I have no problem with you or anybody else having a gun for protection, but it doesn't mean you're safe.
My comparison between you and gangsta rappers stands. Big words, big image, just like anybody else behind those things.