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Originally Posted by blackgang Well how many children were killed in South Africa with bush knives during the same time? |
Well, how many? Why don't you look up the stats if you think it's relevant?
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Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon If I grew up in a controlled state and couldn't fire a gun when I was 12, would I be a better person? Dunno. |
Of course not. This isn't about making people "better persons", it's about preventing the use of guns for causing harm.
Again: guns have a much larger attack range than knives and most other 'weapons', nobody will kill an entire classroom of students while standing in the doorway and yielding a knife, club or bow and arrow - no gun, less lethal power.
Someone who might get his gun and pull the trigger, would not necessarily use a knife or their bare hands if no gun was available - there is a distinctly different quality to being able to do harm with the motion of one finger, and from a (sometimes) safe distance.
Guns are offensive weapons.
Is it really that difficult to understand?