Can you spot the pro-gun control folks right here on FR?
Ran into the same thing on AR15.com recently. "I'm pro-gun, but there are a lot of folks out there I don't want armed." They never stop to think that those in power don't want them armed either. Even more depressing is the number of law enforcement folks espousing such views.
Most people are too willing to give up a freedom if it's one they either don't use, or perceive as something that could be "unsavory" to their sensibilities.
If I had to choose extremes, I’d prefer every felon and crazy to be armed than to have all of us legally disarmed.
Better to err on the side of a few having too much freedom than everyone having too little.