Sometimes if you want to get rid of the gun, you have to pick the gun up.
Meaning of the quote
This quote suggests that in order to make positive change, you may sometimes need to take on or confront the very thing you want to get rid of. It implies that to solve a problem, you may need to engage with or understand the issue more closely, even if that feels counterintuitive. The idea is that you can't just ignore or avoid the problem - you have to directly address it in order to make a real difference.
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