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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
guns are for killing.
so is bug spray.
so is a mousetrap
so are knives, swords, etc.
so is poison
all these things are widely available because it is not what an item is FOR but how and why it is used that makes it a horrible thing.
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Bug Spray is for killing bugs
Mousetraps are for killing mice.
Knives are for cutting things, such as fruit, veg or meat.
Poison is for killing vermin, such as rats.
I can't see any purpose that a gun serves other than putting holes in things; and, just a bug spray is the most efficient way of killing bugs, or a pneumatic drill (jackhammer) are the most efficient way of putting holes in concrete, guns' primary purpose are to put holes in living things; handguns are primarily for putting holes in people. I know a few gun sports people, so I'm not saying they're not a lot of fun (I have been on the range, it is a good laugh) but specialist, minority uses of guns aren't quite the same as their general purpose.
I can see what you're getting at, but I percieve a massive difference between the mis-application of rat poison and the precise application of a gun's primary purpose.