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In reply to the discussion: Multiple people, officers, shot near Texas A&M University [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(44,522 posts)And one purchases a gun with that primary intended purpose.
The gun is placed into the stream of commerce with that primary intended purpose.
Thus, because it is an item in the stream of commerce that has the primary intended purpose of killing/injuring or threatening or simulating killing/injuring, it must be subject to higher regulation and scrutiny than those items that do not. Period.
That does not mean they need to be subject to a blanket ban. I do not believe in that, nor do most Americans. But their use must be heavily regulated and subjected to the highest scruitiny. There's no way around it.
Stats show that the number one murder weapon is overwhelming a firearm of some sort. Not cars. Not knives. Not fists. Not sticks and stones. But guns. So yes, they are indeed more dangerous than any other deadly "weapon."