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Originally Posted by Reaper8
And it begins, i am a licenced shooter so am i going to go on a rampage with mine No. you like cars and could quite easily run people over (its been done). Look at what people use now in robbery's since our laws have been changed, bats, axe's, blood filled needles, need i go on.
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Bats were invented for what? Sport. They use is modified when they are used as a weapon.
Axes - invented to cut down trees. Use modified when used as a weapon.
Blood filled needles. Needles invented to administer aid/medicine. Use modified for illicit drugs, and then once again as a weapon (aids, anyone??)
Cars progressive invention for transportation. Cars are a progression from horse and cart, and before that, horse and bag. If used as a weapon, then there is a big modification from intended use.
In all the above cases, the modified use of each means the item has become a weapon of opportunity, not design.
Guns - invented to kill. Simple. Progression of spears and swords - also weapons.
You want to kill someone with a gun? Too easy - get said gun, put some ammo in it aim and shoot. You want to kill someone with any of the other things you listed - it takes a bit more thought, and usually more time to kill someone by other means, and also usually less people at one time especially when comparing to a semi or automatic weapon. See how I used "weapon" there but you knew straight away I meant gun; that is a common thing people do, but only applies to guns and not anything else in the list.
Guns don't kill people. People kill people. But using a gun makes it easier.
Anyway, I guess my point is that no matter how you justify guns, I do not condone them because they are made only to kill, and I believe that killing someone intentionally is wrong and should be punished more than it currently is (ironically, I do believe in the death penalty for those that kill). These are my views only, I'm fairly sure they're not against site T&C and hopefully some of you get where I am coming from, even if you choose not to agree.