Why are bombs OK, but guns bad?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:40 pm
When terrorists kill and maim people with bombs, people don't blame the bombs, they blame the terrorists. But when the terrorists use guns, people blame the guns.
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I think people focus on the most immediate threat... whether it be a tool, or a poison, or a person. If someone is coming at you, either AS or WITH a weapon, you'll do whatever you can to immobilize them and/or remove the weapon. Whichever option offers the fastest resolution, is the one that seems most reasonable to focus on. Some weapons have only one use... to wage war on others and destroy as much as possible. Bombs, assault rifles, and chemical warfare are hideous creations of humankind. I don't see how removing them from society and our beautiful planet is a bad thing. This idea that everything has a right to exist and be used because it can, seems extraordinarily foolish. What's the point of having any intelligence at all if we can't self-regulate the things we can dream up?bobevenson wrote:When terrorists kill and maim people with bombs, people don't blame the bombs, they blame the terrorists. But when the terrorists use guns, people blame the guns.
How does an assault rifle differ from a non-hideous rifle? Also, I think you mean "mankind," but you have a hard-on for men, right?Lacewing wrote:Assault rifles are hideous creations of humankind.
If they bought the bombs in a shop, we would suggest bombs should not be sold in shops. If they buy the guns in a shop, we sometimes suggest that guns should not be sold in shops. On the whole, the fact that people can just go to a shop and buy a weapon suitable for killing lots of people is a little bit dangerous. It might not be a good idea at all.bobevenson wrote:When terrorists kill and maim people with bombs, people don't blame the bombs, they blame the terrorists. But when the terrorists use guns, people blame the guns.
No, I'm talking about blaming the bomb people, but not the gun people.FlashDangerpants wrote:If they bought the bombs in a shop, we would suggest bombs should not be sold in shops. If they buy the guns in a shop, we sometimes suggest that guns should not be sold in shops. On the whole, the fact that people can just go to a shop and buy a weapon suitable for killing lots of people is a little bit dangerous. It might not be a good idea at all.bobevenson wrote:When terrorists kill and maim people with bombs, people don't blame the bombs, they blame the terrorists. But when the terrorists use guns, people blame the guns.
Are you saying that people who kill other people with bombs are held accountable for their crimes and that people who kill other people with guns are not held accountable for their crimes, Bob. It's no fucking wonder you live in such a dangerous country. Get yourself a passport and piss off without delay, mate. Come to Australia. Beautiful weather, naked women on the beaches and being a brainless fuckwit is no impediment to success.bobevenson wrote:No, I'm talking about blaming the bomb people, but not the gun people.
That's not very sensible though is it? We blame the people who do the naughty blowing up and shooty stuff in both cases. We also blame the people who give lots of money to terrorists - there's laws against that sort of thing. We blame people who give terrorists bombs very much indeed - there's laws against that too. We tend to apportion some blame the people who sell terrorists guns when they shoot us, but this is only intermittently illegal in your country.bobevenson wrote:No, I'm talking about blaming the bomb people, but not the gun people.FlashDangerpants wrote:If they bought the bombs in a shop, we would suggest bombs should not be sold in shops. If they buy the guns in a shop, we sometimes suggest that guns should not be sold in shops. On the whole, the fact that people can just go to a shop and buy a weapon suitable for killing lots of people is a little bit dangerous. It might not be a good idea at all.bobevenson wrote:When terrorists kill and maim people with bombs, people don't blame the bombs, they blame the terrorists. But when the terrorists use guns, people blame the guns.
I think I understand it better than you do, Bob. The right to bear arms was enshrined in your constitution so that your citizenry could defend itself against the tyranny of your own government. However you've not kept up with recent developments and now you find yourself outgunned. No matter how lethal your machine gun might be it's not going to be much use to you when you're up against a nuke. Bolt the doors and hide, mate, the bastards are coming to get you.bobevenson wrote:Unfortunately, you have no understanding of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The right to bear arms has nothing to do with hunting or protecting yourself from criminals, unless, of course, those criminals are the government itself, and the right to bear arms becomes your ultimate line of defense. That's something you foreigners will never understand.
Please, talk sense. The U.S. government can't even handle tribesmen in the Middle East. How is it going to overcome citizens with an estimated 300 million guns at their disposal?Obvious Leo wrote:I think I understand it better than you do, Bob. The right to bear arms was enshrined in your constitution so that your citizenry could defend itself against the tyranny of your own government. However you've not kept up with recent developments and now you find yourself outgunned. No matter how lethal your machine gun might be it's not going to be much use to you when you're up against a nuke. Bolt the doors and hide, mate, the bastards are coming to get you.bobevenson wrote:Unfortunately, you have no understanding of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The right to bear arms has nothing to do with hunting or protecting yourself from criminals, unless, of course, those criminals are the government itself, and the right to bear arms becomes your ultimate line of defense. That's something you foreigners will never understand.
bobevenson wrote:When terrorists kill and maim people with bombs, people don't blame the bombs, they blame the terrorists. But when the terrorists use guns, people blame the guns.