Oops-Maryland man killed while testing bulletproof vest

[The Magistrate]

43. Not Really A Straight Answer, Sir

Any fight, even the most ordinary, can get out of hand. But your answer was plain enough; you consider possession of a gun greatly adds to your chances of prevailing in a fight, since you would, in situations you deem most important, prefer to have a gun in your hand. So your opening gambit, the 'People kill people. They don't need a gun to do it' line, is tactics, not true position. It is not something you really mean seriously, rather it is something you say in the belief it might gain you some advantage, and lays groundwork for a claim that even restricting gun purchases or ownership would not really have any impact, because 'people don't need a gun to kill'. But you are quite aware possessing a gun makes it a good deal easier to kill.