Originally Posted by
spanky
If someone wants to kill you, they're going to do it whether they have a gun or not.
If someone has a gun, it's only going to kill you if they want it to.
What makes you fear inanimate objects? Should we stop people from driving cars because they can run people down? Should we stop people from using matches because they can start forest fires?
its not fear of the object, it is fear of the person weilding that object. sure if someone wants to kill you they will, but it makes it worse when it is someone that just feels like killing you at least you know why killer wanted to kill you. i mean walking down the street, looking at someone thinking "is this guy going to kill me, mayb i should kill him first" that seems like fun
as for cars you cant really take a car into a mall and just start running people down (well wait, mayb you can, but your car might not do such a good job after you crash through the doors and stuff) using a car to kill people will probably be more efficient in terms of the numbers killed but you cant exactly just run away after you are done.
like i said before i have no problem with you owning a gun or using it recreationally but you your decision envolves others non-volunteerily (sp) (like the guy in the article) you just cause unecessary issues