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In reply to the discussion: "Guns don't kill people." Possibly the most stupid meme ever to be floated by the NRA. [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)13. The question was ...
"Is there any other device that is designed specifically to kill people?"
As I said it was an interesting question that caused me to think. I own a small collection of swords and know just how lethal they could be. I merely collect them as items to hang on the wall but they are real swords not cheap display items. I also have a collection of knives and some were definitely primarily designed to kill rather than to use as a useful tool. A dagger is not the best choice of a knife to use for opening cardboard boxes, cutting wire or as a kitchen tool. Once again I merely collect such knives which is legal. (If I wish I could carry a dagger for self defense in Florida as my concealed weapons permit allows this unlike the carry laws in most states. I don't as I have no training as a knife fighter.)
I was merely answering the question. As I said firearms were originally designed as weapons for killing. I own several target grade firearms that shoot .22 caliber bullets with extreme accuracy. They obviously were designed as target weapons for punching holes in paper but could be misused to kill a person. I also own several firearms that were designed to kill either animals or humans and I own them for self defense as I don't hunt. I target shoot with some of them as they are accurate at long range.
As I said it was an interesting question that caused me to think. I own a small collection of swords and know just how lethal they could be. I merely collect them as items to hang on the wall but they are real swords not cheap display items. I also have a collection of knives and some were definitely primarily designed to kill rather than to use as a useful tool. A dagger is not the best choice of a knife to use for opening cardboard boxes, cutting wire or as a kitchen tool. Once again I merely collect such knives which is legal. (If I wish I could carry a dagger for self defense in Florida as my concealed weapons permit allows this unlike the carry laws in most states. I don't as I have no training as a knife fighter.)
I was merely answering the question. As I said firearms were originally designed as weapons for killing. I own several target grade firearms that shoot .22 caliber bullets with extreme accuracy. They obviously were designed as target weapons for punching holes in paper but could be misused to kill a person. I also own several firearms that were designed to kill either animals or humans and I own them for self defense as I don't hunt. I target shoot with some of them as they are accurate at long range.
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"Guns don't kill people." Possibly the most stupid meme ever to be floated by the NRA. [View all]
Whovian
Jan 2013
OP
It's not an analogy. It's a rebuttal to your assertion that those items aren't regulated. (nt)
Heidi
Jan 2013
#30
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have baseball bats." or "only have baseball bats...."
vanbean
Jan 2013
#3
One difference between a gun and a sword is the ability to run away from a sword.
A Simple Game
Jan 2013
#17
Your first link was to an unusually fair and honest report on Florida gun owners. ...
spin
Jan 2013
#82
Thanks for your words of wisdom, we have to stop the assaults on our citizens
Thinkingabout
Jan 2013
#54
i can state as a fact that they are way too high and have gone up since the AWB was lifted
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#34
if you want to call 280 less murders a "drastic" reduction, go ahead, but that makes no sense
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#39
How much did the population increase in that 20 years? There is a reason we focus on rates.
hack89
Jan 2013
#40
so 160,000 assaults sounds about right to you? you're good with 438.4 assaults A DAY?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#67
aggravated assault means all of them, not just ones with guns. you keep cherry picking
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#72
then why are you so stubborn that guns make you safer? how would you even know?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#79
If you figure there was 1 gun used in each death, 32,163 firearms used out of 270,000,000 isnt that
xoom
Jan 2013
#86
why would someone believe you when you don't post a number or link? you are not an expert
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#43
stop nitpicking annual death total=up. rate ~ the same. amount of guns=way too many
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#62
I wouldn't mind that phrase if they also offered a solution to people who kill people with guns
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#26
I have exercised my fingers many times and no one died from it. Also never saw report reading
Thinkingabout
Jan 2013
#65
I understand that "guns don't kill people" was originally used as a safety mantra taught by
okaawhatever
Jan 2013
#42