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In reply to the discussion: Fact - Guns Have One Purpose - To Destroy What Is In Front Of The Barrel [View all]FreeJoe
(1,039 posts)Fact: Given the history of evil thoughts, it is impossible to guarantee that any particular evil thought will never lead to action resulting in someone or something being destroyed.
Fact - Given that we cannot guarantee that evil thoughts will turn into evil actions, there is only one approach that will guarantee that no evil thought will ever be turned into an evil action.
That approach is the systematic elimination of all evil thoughts in America.
Of course, this is totally unrealistic, but you don't seem to be concerned with what is possible, so why stop with guns? Are you accepting the losses that occur when people attack people with fertilizer bombs? Knives? Their bare hands? Are those losses acceptable to you?
If you are going to live in the fantasy world where we can track down and eliminate all guns, provide internal protection without guns, and defend the nation without guns, why stop there? Why not ban evil altogether?