Posted by: rethink April 9, 2013
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Kiddo you are getting stuck in the definition of offense and defense here. Basically in your definition all weapons are for defensive purpose. That is fine you are free to believe that if that suits your love for guns.
Let's examine what the gun does shall we? The gun is made so that bullets can be shot into things, animals or human beings at the choice of the gun holder. So essentially the purpose of the gun is to shoot bullets. Whether or not the gun holder shoots is a different thing but that is what the gun is made to do. Do you disagree with that?
According to your definition of defense, every one should be able to carry a gun to defend himself. Who are you to decide who can carry and who cannot in that case? Let's move on to weapons of mass destruction. Why isn't every country in the world allowed to carry nuclear weapons? These nuclear weapons are also for defensive purpose according to your definition. Oh wait we can forget that atom bomb was used twice in the history already to kill millions of people but I am sure they did it for defensive purpose.
Sarcasm aside, although guns can be used as defensive weapon, most murders happen by the use of guns. Even if one person is defending with a gun, the offending person is also most likely weilding a gun as an offensive gesture. The world would be better place if we left the guns in the hands of the police and army who are answerable to their superiors in the government, than let any psychotic tom, dick and harry run amuck with their gun at every possible whimsical moment that life is known to offer far more too often than less.
People who want to carry guns, do it because it makes them feel powerful. It's because they want to be able to pull out their gun at any kind of situation in which they imagine themselves threatened. It's the weak people who feel a need to carry a gun, or else a criminal who wants to use the gun to make personal gains at someone else's expense.
Either ways, it's better for government to take guns away from the hands of civilians. Just like US is currently being the world government by trying to take nukes away from all tom, dick and harry states of the world.
Let's examine what the gun does shall we? The gun is made so that bullets can be shot into things, animals or human beings at the choice of the gun holder. So essentially the purpose of the gun is to shoot bullets. Whether or not the gun holder shoots is a different thing but that is what the gun is made to do. Do you disagree with that?
According to your definition of defense, every one should be able to carry a gun to defend himself. Who are you to decide who can carry and who cannot in that case? Let's move on to weapons of mass destruction. Why isn't every country in the world allowed to carry nuclear weapons? These nuclear weapons are also for defensive purpose according to your definition. Oh wait we can forget that atom bomb was used twice in the history already to kill millions of people but I am sure they did it for defensive purpose.
Sarcasm aside, although guns can be used as defensive weapon, most murders happen by the use of guns. Even if one person is defending with a gun, the offending person is also most likely weilding a gun as an offensive gesture. The world would be better place if we left the guns in the hands of the police and army who are answerable to their superiors in the government, than let any psychotic tom, dick and harry run amuck with their gun at every possible whimsical moment that life is known to offer far more too often than less.
People who want to carry guns, do it because it makes them feel powerful. It's because they want to be able to pull out their gun at any kind of situation in which they imagine themselves threatened. It's the weak people who feel a need to carry a gun, or else a criminal who wants to use the gun to make personal gains at someone else's expense.
Either ways, it's better for government to take guns away from the hands of civilians. Just like US is currently being the world government by trying to take nukes away from all tom, dick and harry states of the world.
Last edited: 09-Apr-13 06:07 PM