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Old 01-09-2013, 03:08 PM  
xenigo
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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon View Post
i don't get why so many people seem to think since no method is foolproof, that the best course of action is to do nothing at all.

seatbelts don't prevent all auto deaths, so lets get rid of them.
food inspections don't catch everything, so they're out too
it can go on and on
It is interesting logic isn't it? "Well they're just gonna use a knife..." Ya right.

I don't think these gun proponents understand that crimes involving guns are completely different than those committed using knives. Different type of person, different type of situation, etc. Guns are an appealing tool for murder because of the flexibility and distance it puts between the assailant and the victim. Knives are extremely intimate. But gun proponents see them as being the same thing for whatever reason.
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