WEAC-Meme - gun control
Did you read this paragraph when you wrote it? First, you want to argue semantics by saying that you didn't say that guns' purposes being to kill, when what you DID say is that thier purpose is to shoot someone. I'm sorry, but that's a pretty minor difference.
It is not a minor difference, otherwise you wouldn't have attempted to rewrite my words. There is a world of difference in saying that the sole intent of gun ownership is to shoot something or someone, or saying that their sole purpose is to kill. The first sentence, my sentence, is inclusive of both sport and defense. However, I also won't pretend it doesn't include murder, nor should you. Therefore I see nothing incongrous about the latter half of my second, qualifying statement.
Your sentence which you attributed to me "their sole purpose is to kill" implies that I believe guns are used only for murder, thereby making me look like a rather shallow thinker.
And what has that got to do with the argument? If you had had a gun, and the knowledge of it's use, he wouldn't have gotten very far.
I don't know what you're responding to here, WEAC, the sentence preceding yours was Dennis' quote, not mine.
First,you missed my point completely. The preditors have guns. If guns are banned, they will still have guns, because they don't get them legally anyway.
I haven't missed your point, WEAC, but it seems everyone here has missed mine. I'M NOT FOR BANNING GUNS!!!
Further, everyone seems to love to talk about how criminals all get their guns illegally. However, if you look at the actual statistics (U.S. Dept. of Justice) you'll find that in crimes involving a gun, only 37% of those guns were obtained illegally (stolen or blackmarket). That clearly shows that the overwhelming majority of crimes are commited with completely legal guns.
Moreover, since the adoption of the Brady Bill both crime and gun-related crime has dropped significantly.
Second, A dog is also a good means of defense. Personally, I have both.
Thanks...at last. That's all I was looking for on the dog issue. I just didn't appreciate being characterized as a dependent who takes my family's defense lightly simply because I don't own a gun.
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