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    They’re not necessarily made for killing. Most people defending themself with a pistol (whose only purpose is for shooting humans) would not want to shoot for the head or chest

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        6 months ago

        Was tornado cash made for laundering money?

        My point is that gun manufacturers will say they make their products for defense, not killing. Knife manufacturers, same. Hammer manufacturers, same.

        There’s very few products which everyone can objectively say are designed for killing.

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          No, guns are tools designed specifically for killing. They have no use as defense if they can’t kill. They’re not shields. You also can’t hammer a nail with a gun, or cut a steak with a gun.

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            You can sport shoot with them, you can hunt for food with them, and every military uses them…for mainly defense.

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              6 months ago

              How does hunting not involve killing?

              How does such military defense not involve the act or threat of killing?

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                This is like saying veterinarians are killers with their tools because they euthanize animals…

                Just having arms is a deterant, yes firearms are designed to destroy, they’re also designed as a defensive tool.

                You clearly ignored sports shooting which is an actual sport, even an event in the Olympics.

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                  The fuck? Vets do much, much more than just euthanize animals. What do guns do other than shoot projectiles intended to kill?

                  How do guns defend without using the threat of violence? How do they act as a physical shield?

                  Yes, it’s possible to practice using tools designed specifically for killing. Cars are tools designed specifically for transport, and people have contests for driving those, too.

                  Why is it so hard for you to accept that guns are tools designed specifically for killing? That’s literally just what they are.

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                    The fuck? Vets do much, much more than just euthanize animals. What do guns do other than shoot projectiles intended to kill?

                    Just using your silly logic…you know vets have captive bolt guns and suppressed firearms as well, does that make their tools pointless because they only kill?

                    How do guns defend without using the threat of violence? How do they act as a physical shield?

                    Same way a sword or knife can be used to kill and also defend, its a force multiplier.

                    Yes, it’s possible to practice using tools designed specifically for killing. Cars are tools designed specifically for transport, and people have contests for driving those, too.

                    Glad you’re grasping it

                    Why is it so hard for you to accept that guns are tools designed specifically for killing? That’s literally just what they are.

                    Because I’m not the one that suggests magically thinking banning them all will make the world a safer place. Do you think the 100lb woman can defend against a 250lb man? Or what about minorities who are threated by a few racist fucks? Or an LGBTQ+ person who has a bunch of bigots trying to kill them? Should these people just not get a gun because it’s designed to kill? What tool do you suggest they use?

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      I’m downvoting you, but only because you wrote “whose only purpose is for shooting humans”, which is false statement.

      Really, you could have used better examples like brass knuckles. They can’t be used for anything else other than injuring and killing people.