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Originally Posted by Freaky_Akula
But they still need a human to aim and pull the trigger. You can take it to the range and shoot a few targets or you can make a decision to aim it at a living person. You can use it for sport, for self defense or you can make a decision to use it for evil. You can also make a decision to use a knife, a car or a baseball bat for evil. See the difference? It is all about the decision you consciously decide to make. Why blame an object for the crime a criminal decided to commit? Stop making excuses for criminals.
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Sure you can use anything for evil. Nobody's debating that.
What I'm saying is that killing someone with a baseball bat, and killing someone with a gun are two
entirely different types of events. Police distinguish a crime using a baseball bat, or a knife as being a crime of passion. It's something intimate. It's something that requires some emotional fuel. You don't just go up to anyone and bludgeon them with a baseball bat.
You don't pull up next to the dude that just cut you off on the freeway, and bludgeon him with a baseball bat or knife. No, you smoke him with your Glock. Why? Because it's quick & easy and you probably won't get caught. You can do it without ever being seen getting out of your car.
Walking down the street, you could have any number of high-powered rifles pointed right at you... and you'd never know it. Anyone could kill you at any moment, and you would never see it coming. You think you're going to "defend" yourself from that by firing back? Who are you firing back at, exactly... if you just took a high-velocity round to the chest or skull? Would you even be able to identify the shooter?
Even standing in your own home, within sight of a window... anyone on the roof top of another building within view could snipe you. I don't think there's going to be anyone defending themselves from that.
If someone's coming for you with a baseball bat, you'll most likely see it coming. You can run like a motherfucker in the other direction and probably get away.
The reason why military weapons are illegal for civilian use is real simple; It's because it makes killing people too easy. Along the lines of what I've described. But why are we drawing the line at semi-automatics and small capacity clips? Why is there any distinction at all? A little killing is A-OK, but a little more is wrong? Anything more and we might hurt ourselves?
Fuck, put me on the list of people wanting to own an ICBM... I want to be really prepared.
