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In reply to the discussion: Fuck the NRA .... 50 dead. [View all]Laha
(407 posts)But the silly argument that guns are made for anything other than killing needs to be put to rest.
Sure, not every time a gun is picked up will it be used for the purpose of killing. People need to practice to be able to operate the devices properly - I myself have been to a firing range and enjoyed the experience.
I have also used a gun to put down a sick animal. There is a time and a place for everything.
But these things should be highly restricted and regulated. At least as regulated as cars, whose main purpose is moving people and things from one place to another - even though many have 'failed to do their job' by being used for practice or other purposes.
But for some reason they are not as highly regulated. And I am only responding to people who have been quick to defend guns and the people and policies and practices that promote them - instead of focusing blame on the people who perpetrated the act.
Defending guns is a deflection of blame from the people who promote the environment that promotes these atrocities.