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In reply to the discussion: "Guns don't kill people." Possibly the most stupid meme ever to be floated by the NRA. [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)First you asked, "Is there any other device that is designed specifically to kill people?"
I thought that was an interesting question. It did cause me to think for a minute. First I thought of a spear than a bow. I eliminated both as they were probably designed orgiinally for hunting. A sword seemed to fit the bill as it probably was developed for warfare.
Then you asked, "I was looking for something manufactured in today's world.Can you think of anything more current that is as deadly as a gun?
So I pointed out that swords are still made today and they are very lethal in skilled hands. If you managed to watch even one of my videos I think I proved that point.
Now you have reworded your question to, "You don't seem to understand what I'm looking for. Something comparable to guns in demand and production, as opposed to some esoteric collectors item. Is this something that you think is going to be bought with the intention to kill a lot of people in a single sweep?"
I think we have reached to point where I will have to answer that firearms are the most common lethal weapons in civilian hands.
I thought about mentioning landmines., but you would point out that civilians do not normally own such weapons.
Around every 22 minutes 1 person somewhere
in the world is killed or injured by a landmine.
One hundred million uncleared landmines lie in the fields and alongside the roads and footpaths of one-third of the countries in the developing world. Claiming over 500 victims a week, landmines are weapons of mass destruction in slow motion.
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Today there are an estimated 110 million anti-personnel mines in the ground around the world and another 100 million in stockpiles. Between 5 and 10 million more mines are produced each year.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pictim/mines/history/history.html