04-05-2007, 05:37 PM
Quote:If you believe guns are reasonable and useful for defense (and I don't), then that is what they are for: defense. To prevent greater harm from coming to pass through threat or use of force.Bath tubs are not made for drowning your five kids in, either. Andrea Yates pleas temp insanity.
They are not for killing people because you think they did X or Y. That would make you a vigilante.
-Jester
edit: typo
I think this guy has a stronger plea.
@Pete: I can say that sometimes, in the driveway is a function of time, place, motivation, and overwhelming desire. No judgment involved, due to redirection of the bulk of blood flow. :whistling:
DR
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete