I'm not pro to guns. However, I would like to give my opinion on what you said.
Weapons are made for death and destruction.
Weapons are made to overpower the opponents, or a inflict damage to a target. Death and destruction aren't necessarily the consequence of inventions of weapons. First weapon ever used by mankind was probably a piece of rock. It was used to scare predators. As civilizations grow, we invented better weapons. More effective weapons to better safeguard members of our society. Unfortunately, war happened. And people, using their common sense, incorporate weapons as tool during battle. As time goes by, people see the need to have better weapons so they can win battles, and hence, win the wars.
So, in the most basic sense, not all weapons are made for death and destruction. For example, the taser gun was designed to incapacitate only. Even a handgun or rifle gun, if used properly isn't exactly a weapon for murder and destruction. Police carry guns as a mean to discourage criminals, protect themselves and others in dangerous situations, or to incapacitate criminals. However, some weapons seem like they're made for destruction. When faced against tanks, airplanes, or other situations, it's common to think of a better weapon that can deal with them. That's why people invented missiles and bombs. To me, missiles and bombs are still poor design of weapons. In the future, we might see EMP pulse emitters being used to stop tanks or aircrafts. This weapon will not kill people, only disable their weapons and equipments. In fact, all weapons with a high probability of killing the target are the consequence of the lack of creativity and advancement of technology.
Even if we could come up with better weapons that can incapacitate the opponents without killing or hurting them, people will find a way to misuse them. Now, imagine a world where the only weapon available is the taser gun. By design, it's supposed to be safe to prevent killing the enemy. I'm pretty sure, that are still people who would misuse the taser gun for overpowering other people to get what they want. They'd use it to rob, rape, and other crimes. From this we can learn that the one to be blame is really the people who misuse weapons (including the people who start wars) are the ones to be blamed.
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10 years ago
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Cobram
9 years ago
Guns are not made to kill, guns are made to fire a projectile at high speed in a controlled trajectory. Your billy club reference is laughable, and it makes my point. The billy club is a damn piece of wood (some modern ones being made of rubber), a piece of wood that is as dangerous as a piece of 2 X 4 construction board, it all depends on who is wielding the piece of wood and their intentions.
Millions of guns firing billions of rounds of ammunition shoot holes in paper, make cans fly or drop metal plates on sporting gun ranges every day. A firearm is a tool, nothing more, nothing less. It is an excellent deterrent tool, preventing millions of crimes and stopping many crimes in progress, in this case a gun is more of a life saving tool than a killing one. In the wrong hands it's a killing tool, but then so is a knife, car, piece of wood etc.
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