You aren't wrong that the itch to have/use a gun will increase gun violence.

At the same time, there is an immutable primitive need to defend one's nest against having it invaded and/or compromised. Where to draw the line on that defense? How does one know the intent of a trespasser? What forms of defense are allowable? How to sort all this out in a few seconds of fight/flight intensity? What weapons are acceptable?

You are right, but that's also a false simplification.

Yup.

FWIW, I've been around animal sheltering for over 2 decades, in various parts of the country, and never seen an animal euthanized for inconvenience. Overwhelmed, emotionally numb staff, yes. Pointing fingers at them is lazy and ineffective.

Yes. Unfortunately a lot of well meaning people get fooled. Animal sheltering is moving away from shelters and into communities, which is where the real opportunity seems to be

LOL, hardly. Those folks do a lot of damage, too.

Nope, I'm not employed by any of those folks. I do foster care for local shelters, and have placed over 200 animals over time. "Kill" vs. "No Kill" is language that was invented to divide animal welfare and for fundraising purposes. Really awful what it has done over the decades, and how many people are fooled into thinking "no kill" is a responsible position to take.

That term is so destructive and divisive. Let's collectively create a massive overpopulation problem,grossly under fund animal shelters and public programs to reduce population, and then blame the people who work there.