I find it a little difficult to get distressed about a toy. No-one's life is in jeopardy over a Luger. The money spent on these what some choose to be extremely expensive toys is obviously not essential for important things or it would not be spent on an unnecessary item. I quit playing poker cause I kept on losing. Cost too much for the pleasure of the game. If you can't risk losing then you'd best not sit down at the table. The action of desiring a non essential toy and the willingness to pay a lot of money for it creates the environment for deceit. Don't misunderstand, I love my guns. I love to shoot and discuss them. I love to display and play with them. But essential, nope. Defining me as a person, nope. Status in the eyes of my friends & family, nope. So if these items are toys, then what is the value other than that placed on them by those who wish to and those who do own them?
Ego? Naw, couldn't be that.
RK
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