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Originally Posted by Darkland
I could post far numerous murders that happened in the absence of a gun so what is your point. Yes we all know you are this big bad ass that likes to feel the life flow out of someone through the end of your hands. Ahhh your hands.... I hardly doubt it is the weapon that is the issue rather the stupidity or the intention of the HUMAN behind the weapon.
Guns, knives, baseball bats, screwdrivers, hammers, axes, chainsaws, etc. I don't care what the weapon, they in and of themselves, sitting there on a shelf or kitchen counter or work bench has no ability for malice or forethought. Humans kill humans, the tools by which they choose to do it is irrelevant.
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Humans leverage tools to turn actions into effects. The more efficient the tool, the bigger the effects will generally be.
An idiot with his bare hands can be fairly dangerous. Give him a knife and he instantly becomes more dangerous. Swap out the knife for a gun and the danger increases again. Swap out the gun for a bomb and he can cause quite a bit of devastation. Make it a nuke and he can kill thousands.
Given the fact that handguns really serve only one purpose, do you really want to increase random people's capacity for causing injury and death?