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In reply to the discussion: "A gun is designed to kill"... [View all]Buzz cook
(2,470 posts)3. Depends on the gun doesn't it?
Whatever the reason for the first gun, it didn't take long for it to be adapted for killing.
Not all guns are designed to kill, but few guns are far removed from killing.
I own a Browning Hi Power. I bought it new with target sights and have only used it as a target pistol. What was this gun designed to do?
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" Lethality is generally in the aim, and generally not simply in the firearm."
Buzz cook
Aug 2016
#25
Who cares? I have numerous guns - designed to kill, designed for sport, designed for
jmg257
Aug 2016
#17
Awful lot of people have concealed carry permits - 5.2% of population , plus numerous states
jmg257
Aug 2016
#32