Well, I 'm glad I was able to shake your brain loose from its dooldrums.
Now, what I believe is this: Not everyone is paranoid, you probably are.
People who own guns and feel they have to carry them with them are living in another time, just not thew 21st Century in a civilized, advanced society, and they are too naive to think they are safe because of that. I also believe, they are less educated, less cultured, and lower IQ.
Finally, you should own a gun if you want to, but if you bring it out on the street with you, where I walk, you are not my friend, you are a potential hazard to me and my own.