re: #151 Hecuba’s daughter

4 children left fatherless because Sinclair had a gun. It is clear that possession of a gun substitutes for thinking, rationality, and judgement. It provides the owner with an unjustified sense of self-confidence and arrogance.

put another way it lets them hide their cowardice behind the gun

it creates distance/space - makes it a bit less personal and much easier to wreak havoc

it is a coward’s way to get what he wants / to win / to be in control