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In the discussion thread: Two arrested in brutal hammer beating in Seminole (Sanford, Fl.) (Time to ban guns and hammers) [View all]

Response to baldguy (Reply #27)

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 08:35 PM

PavePusher (15,374 posts)

28. "...while hammers are designed..."

Move goal-posts, much?

But, if you want to play that game, there are lots of guns not "designed to kill people with". Sure, they can do so, if applied to that purpose.... just like that "common carpenters hammer" can, designed or not.

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48 replies	Author	Time	Post
Two arrested in brutal hammer beating in Seminole (Sanford, Fl.) (Time to ban guns and hammers) [View all]	shadowrider	Apr 2012	OP
Ask Trayvon whether it made no difference if Zimmerman had a 9mm or a hammer. Ridiculous post.	leveymg	Apr 2012	#1
Plenty of Trayvon threads. This is unrelated.	shadowrider	Apr 2012	#2
Sure it is	leveymg	Apr 2012	#5
At the range Travon was shot	rrneck	Apr 2012	#36
Because hammers are just as lethal as hammers. nt	spotbird	Apr 2012	#3
I suppose we could discuss the varying degrees of lethality between different	petronius	Apr 2012	#6
Deadly force	HockeyMom	Apr 2012	#4
Comments at the article are blaming Obama.	Webster Green	Apr 2012	#7
Is this now the hammergeon?	Common Sense Party	Apr 2012	#8
The difference between hammers and guns, of course	baldguy	Apr 2012	#9
Exactly. Shadowrider doesn't seem to understand that.	Starboard Tack	Apr 2012	#10
It's a basic tenet of gun nut dogma that guns aren't designed to kill things	baldguy	Apr 2012	#16
I love the fire extinguisher equation. LOL	Starboard Tack	Apr 2012	#21
You are saying all the correct words, but you don't understand them.	ManiacJoe	Apr 2012	#42
Gee. I must be doing something wrong ...	spin	Apr 2012	#12
And for pulling nails, breaking rock, forging metal, fitting parts,	petronius	Apr 2012	#13
Oh... Really... Care to place a small wager on that?	PavePusher	Apr 2012	#25
The fact that you're posting pics of specialized tools designed to kill sort of proves my point.	baldguy	Apr 2012	#27
"...while hammers are designed..."	PavePusher	Apr 2012	#28
At least you have moderated your silly position somewhat	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#30
Not unless those killed with guns are deader than those killed with hammers. Dead is dead.	friendly_iconoclast	Apr 2012	#44
Yet another false statement	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#29
The real difference...	Clames	Apr 2012	#37
Sole purpose of killing who? nt	rrneck	Apr 2012	#38
Why don't you carry a concealed hammer instead of banning them?	Starboard Tack	Apr 2012	#11
In Florida I can carry a concealed hammer for self defense...	spin	Apr 2012	#15
Still trying to deflect attention from Zimmerman murdering Martin with a gun and SYG law.	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#14
In this case, I feel the victim could have used a legally concealed firearm ...	spin	Apr 2012	#17
The good news is that you are in a shrinking minority	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#31
Gun wielders have long tried to trample the unarmed.	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#34
Legal gun owners or thugs?	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#35
People who use guns to intimidate.	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#40
Really? Any stats to bear that out?	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#41
You do realize you're asking a True Believer for statistics?	friendly_iconoclast	Apr 2012	#43
Indeed I do	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#45
It's more honorable to die than use a firearm to defend yourself.	ileus	Apr 2012	#18
...but not necessarily in that order. (Although I guess "kill yourself" could	petronius	Apr 2012	#19
If you yell for help, no one will help you	pneutin	Apr 2012	#20
Go build something useful with a gun.	TheCowsCameHome	Apr 2012	#22
Steaks are useful.	PavePusher	Apr 2012	#26
Fill your larder with food for the winter with a hammer	ProgressiveProfessor	Apr 2012	#32
I've built a lot of great friendships around the firearm.	ileus	Apr 2012	#39
the rest of you can talk about hammers vs guns. there is a point in the article that nobody	niyad	Apr 2012	#23
I don't think that's referring to just one person - it sounds like the witness called	petronius	Apr 2012	#24
yes, you are correct. I should have read the whole article.	niyad	Apr 2012	#33
Locking.	krispos42	Apr 2012	#46
Wrong locking message. It's "Stop!!	petronius	Apr 2012	#47
Shit. I probably should press the lock button, shouldn't I?	krispos42	Apr 2012	#48

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