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06-04-2012, 11:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-01-2022, 01:01 AM by Fearless Community.
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I don't fear firearms. They're just another tool, such as the hammer, or chisle, or scythe, or club, or rock..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM6OIlreneA
However, a critical difference is that the sole purpose of a firearm is to kill. Whereas everything else I mentioned has many other uses, a firearms sole purpose is to end a life. Whether this be in the course of protecting many others is a moot point as for its final purpose.
Yes, I could just as easily use a rock to murder, but there are many rocks around and there are far less 'rock crimes', but more 'gun crimes'. This is inevitably down to the guns purpose and image.
You can't really know what the effect of banning guns in a gun-crazy country such as the US would be without actually trying it. Let's ignore the fact that it's logistically impossible for a second, and just think about what the aftermath would be.. Obviously as guns are now illegal, it would be much harder to trace them if they are used in crimes, and because of this, it now means that only criminals are likely to own and use weapons.. Before law abiding citizens were also able to use them.. However, there would too be much less guns in circulation, and of course, it's a simple matter of maths that it would mean gun deaths are reduced.. Whether this is due to more less possibilities of self defence or simply less murders, we don't know.
Gun ownership needs careful control and consideration.. At the end of the day, while it is a tool for killing, the owners intent is what really matters.
Also watch 2001: A Space Odyssey. Best film I have ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM6OIlreneA
However, a critical difference is that the sole purpose of a firearm is to kill. Whereas everything else I mentioned has many other uses, a firearms sole purpose is to end a life. Whether this be in the course of protecting many others is a moot point as for its final purpose.
Yes, I could just as easily use a rock to murder, but there are many rocks around and there are far less 'rock crimes', but more 'gun crimes'. This is inevitably down to the guns purpose and image.
You can't really know what the effect of banning guns in a gun-crazy country such as the US would be without actually trying it. Let's ignore the fact that it's logistically impossible for a second, and just think about what the aftermath would be.. Obviously as guns are now illegal, it would be much harder to trace them if they are used in crimes, and because of this, it now means that only criminals are likely to own and use weapons.. Before law abiding citizens were also able to use them.. However, there would too be much less guns in circulation, and of course, it's a simple matter of maths that it would mean gun deaths are reduced.. Whether this is due to more less possibilities of self defence or simply less murders, we don't know.
Gun ownership needs careful control and consideration.. At the end of the day, while it is a tool for killing, the owners intent is what really matters.
Also watch 2001: A Space Odyssey. Best film I have ever seen.