08-15-2006, 03:17 AM
.. and then perhaps blunt instrument control...
NPR - All Things Considered
8 deaths from guns, 72 deaths from knives, and 5 million people sacrificing their liberty for the sake of trying to stop a few hundred murderous thugs. When will people understand that you cannot stamp out murder by outlawing all means of causing harm? People will kill people with whatever is most expediant. If you remove guns, they use knives. Remove knives and they will use ice picks or screwdrivers.
So let's instead find and prevent the root cause of violent behavior, if it's even possible. This is like preventing drunk driving by outlawing automobiles.
NPR - All Things Considered
8 deaths from guns, 72 deaths from knives, and 5 million people sacrificing their liberty for the sake of trying to stop a few hundred murderous thugs. When will people understand that you cannot stamp out murder by outlawing all means of causing harm? People will kill people with whatever is most expediant. If you remove guns, they use knives. Remove knives and they will use ice picks or screwdrivers.
So let's instead find and prevent the root cause of violent behavior, if it's even possible. This is like preventing drunk driving by outlawing automobiles.
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