Reply #70: Guns are not bad in and of themselves

[Starboard Tack]

The intended use of handguns is to kill humans. That's what they are designed for. That's what they are sold for. That is what they are usually bought or stolen for. If you want to use it for something else, like a fashion statement, that's up to you. If you've convinced yourself you wear one for self defense, good luck with that. If you decide to use it for it's intended purpose, then you'll live with the consequences, or not, as the case may be. I'm not here to talk about good and bad, but to impart some common sense into fellow democrats.
I post enough threads here to make it clear where I stand and if you follow them you will see that I am not as rigid as most. I do not hate guns. I do not want to ban guns. I do not think all who carry handguns are irrational, paranoid freaks.
I think that the indiscriminate, routine carrying of concealed weapons by ordinary citizens is foolish, dishonest and unhealthy for society as a whole.