An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to a charge sheet seen by CNN, in what he has called an “honest mistake.”
Sure, but it doesn't do that without someone pulling the trigger.
What you've done is assume either the tool has agency of its own, or that humans can only use this tool for negative purposes.
What I said was that those things are patently untrue, and provided examples of how >6 million pistols are legally carried by civilians in the US every day, and how those civilians are far less likely than regular public to commit gun crimes.
This is kind of a tautology because the legal carry folks are both:
legally allowed to acquire a firearm (ruling out prohibited persons like people with prior criminal histories) and in many cases they've
gone through even more extensive background checks and rigorous training
But I also acknowledge that some folks don't think those facts are significant, I'm just sorry this resorted to name calling.
Defense with justifiable deadly force (as a last resort) is not evil or bad. I appreciate that you agree that there's a good reason for millions of law abiding people to be armed.
Sure, but it doesn't do that without someone pulling the trigger.
What you've done is assume either the tool has agency of its own, or that humans can only use this tool for negative purposes.
What I said was that those things are patently untrue, and provided examples of how >6 million pistols are legally carried by civilians in the US every day, and how those civilians are far less likely than regular public to commit gun crimes.
This is kind of a tautology because the legal carry folks are both:
But I also acknowledge that some folks don't think those facts are significant, I'm just sorry this resorted to name calling.
You're arguing in bad faith. A concealed weapon has exactly one purpose: defense by the use of deadly force, or brandishing.
Defense with justifiable deadly force (as a last resort) is not evil or bad. I appreciate that you agree that there's a good reason for millions of law abiding people to be armed.