Reply #243: Every gun added to society makes society more dangerous.

[Kailassa]

Every time society becomes more dangerous, it becomes more needful to own a gun.

As you said, "Unfortunately, one never knows when someone is looney."

When guns are generally available there is no way to limit ownership to the people who can be trusted with them. And the more of a looney a person is, the more likely they are to have a gun.

Every gun freak says, "Trust me, I'm a Responsible-Gun-Owner, I'd never shoot without good reason."

And every time a person gets shot they are vocal in blaming the victim, and saying that such a shooting is inevitable under the circumstances. A few months back there were even avowed democrats saying a dead boy deserved to be shot because he tapped on the window of his girlfriend's house.

I'm glad to be in Australia, where I can safely travel on almost deserted trains anywhere in the middle of the night, knowing that the average street-thug here does not tote a gun. There is no need for one when rival thugs don't carry them either.

And yes, knives can kill, but I've already defended myself from several knife attacks. You can't defend yourself against a gun attack. Even if you are armed too, it's the aggressor who gets to shoot first.