Tennessee Man Accidentally Shoots, Kills Self While Driving

[johnlucas]

84. Technically correct. Bullets kill people. But it is the gun which propels the bullet so...

Guns are still responsible for the killing because they are responsible for the propulsion of the bullet.
You throw a bullet by hand at somebody & the person won't be hurt (unless it hits them in the eye or something).
You let the gun rocket that bullet & BAM you got injury! Maybe death!

Now of course it takes the person to pull the trigger that rockets the bullet from the gun.
The person is responsible too. So people kill people.
BUT you give that person a feather & watch him try to kill with that feather...
...you'll be there all day & at best you'll cause laughter.
Even though you COULD kill with laughter because of breathlessness but that's a longshot.

Nope even WHEN people kill people, guns allow the people to kill more effectively.
MUCH more effectively. So the gun is at fault once again.
And I know what you're gonna say. What about knives, hammers, rocks, swords, bats?
They can kill but they're not quite as effective killers as guns are.
Guns are like remote control death while the other things are like having to walk up to the TV & change the channel.
Point & click vs. face to face confrontation.

ALSO those other things have multiple uses BESIDES killing.
Knives can spread butter, cut rope, even become a makeshift screwdriver.
Hammers drive nails to build buildings, crack open walnuts, help Mario smash barrels in Donkey Kong.
Rocks fill potholes, aid in building making, create zen gardens, become paperweights to keep papers from flying away with the wind.
Swords ARE pretty much for killing specifically but COULD be seen as just an overgrown knife. Still not quite as effective as a gun in killing because the lack of 'remote control point & click' aspect. You can run from a sword attack.
Bats? How are you gonna play the World Series without bats? Little League will be ruined without them. And like a sword you can still run away from a bat attack. No remote control point & click powers there either.

Nope guns are specifically made for killing & pretty much are only used for just that.
Yeah you COULD use a gun as a paperweight but there's no reason to create such an elaborate device just to hold down papers.
A common rock would do just fine. So would a book. So would canned vegetables.
Guns DO have that kill at a distance remote control point & click aspect so many other weapons & tools lack.
And if they're automatic or semi-automatic it's like broadband!
It's like you at work entering a voice command into your smartphone which sets your TV on a certain channel at home before you get there!
Wi-Fi 4G death!! AWESOME!!

Now bombs kill more massively than guns but they're sort of unwieldy.
Takes time to construct a bomb & then you gotta plant it somewhere.
Hard to conceal & hard to whip out at a moment's notice.
The prep time involved for a bomb attack is way longer than an nearly instantaneous gun.
That's the drawback even though it does have more death potential.

A car? Well yeah these things kill.
I'm seeing the Tracy Morgan story right now. Horrible.
But it takes time for a car to get to a high enough speed to cause death with its mass & velocity that it makes a terrible on-the-spot weapon.
Wives & husbands who in anger try to run over their spouses have to set it up & be able to accelerate quick enough to make the hit.
Key in the ignition & the acceleration time makes it more unlikely.
AND cars can only run on certain terrain. Get into a narrow spot or a higher surface & a car is useless.
Once going of course cars can be deadly but even then if you're alert & aware you can escape a car attack or a car collision.
I have done it many times dealing with reckless drivers.
Defensive driving & all that.
Besides cars are designed for transport primarily. Killing is just a side function because of its mass.
Apply similar standards for boats, trains, & airplanes.

Nope when it comes to ol' fashioned quick efficient effective death, nothing's better than a gun.
One day in the future we might get the high-tech gun known from Star Trek as the Phaser.
That will be one HELL of a killing weapon but Starfleet Protocol always demands that you set phasers to stun.
You probably can't get your hands on one of these easily without going through hella red tape.
You gotta pass the entrance exams at Star Trek's West Point to even have a chance.

Yeah until that day we just have the modern-day gun.
And because of all I elaborated with on this post, Guns DO Kill People.

John Lucas