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Originally Posted by amerikangod
But the same can be applied to any vice and many freedoms. Countless people get into accidents because of alcohol. Smoking kills more people in a year than guns do. So do car accidents. Should all of these things be illegal? No, you maintain your freedoms, apply the proper regulations where necessary, and do your best to inform people. Because, in many cases, the freedom is worth more than the penalty.
And yes, having more guns means more gun violence. Taking guns away will reduce gun violence, but not violence as a whole. Guns didn't exist in the middle ages, and people had no issue butchering each other back then. In fact, there has never been a time in human history when people haven't been prone to violence. It's because we're animals. It's in our nature. If you want to reduce violence you need to focus on a variety of areas. Limiting the tools used will just change the violence. Prohibiting guns will do about as much as prohibiting alcohol did back in the day.
Lets assume that all guns are eradicated and don't fall into the hands of even the most resourceful criminals. Bladed weapons become the weapon of choice again, let's say? Sure, it may be harder and more visceral to stab someone than it is to pull a trigger, but that's just because people are more removed from it. With a little time familiarity sinks in and that hurdle is cleared.
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in regards to blades, the UK has had approx 100 knife murders of youths in the past decade.. here in Los Angeles even WITH a lot less guns a hundred youths a years a killed by gun violence
We'll take our chances with knives fo sho!
Violence I can handle, its guns that are tricky. They are permanent violence, see it is hard to kill a person with your bare hands, so it is rarely an accident. People get maimed and killed even by ACCIDENT by guns all the time, let alone those who are shot or killed on purpose but in the heat of the moment. No guns= no opportunity to kill so easily. Violence I can handle, its guns I don't want around.