24 Jul 12, 02:02PM
(24 Jul 12, 04:34AM)Waffles Wrote: ban guns? for what reason? the tool is not to blame, the person and the society he's from is, as well as his natural state. just because someone could kill with a rubber fish doesn't mean they should be outlawed for that reason.
You're quite correct but your argument is stuck in theory. In practice there's not really a good reason for most classes of guns. And in some sense, simply owning a gun can be seen as damaging to those around one (since it inflicts a risk upon others). I would argue that banning guns is not a huge loss to any legitimate user but a major benefit to society as a whole. And note in many countries such as the UK, hunting weapons are still legal.