Baron Von PWN wrote:bedub1 wrote:Baron Von PWN wrote:The system allowed him to get the tools he needed to go out and murder or injure 50+ people. This doesn't sound like a problem to you?
1.This isn't a problem at all. the system allows you to buy a car and go kill thousands of people with it. Just get enough speed and start running them over. Think we should ban all cars? Of course not.Baron Von PWN wrote: surely the actions of a few crazies who might blow up some buildings cannot justify restricting the rights of the rest of society!
2.Correct. Just because a few crazies do something, doesn't mean that everybody has to loose their rights. Just cause your 1 year old can't eat a steak, doesn't mean they should be banned. Just because some kids are allergic to peanuts, doesn't mean we wipe them off the face of the planet.No. Random crazies are a reason for mental health clinics, training, education etc. You attack the CAUSE, not the result.Baron Von PWN wrote:If anything random crazies are a very good reason to restrict access to firearms.
1. Your car example is silly. A car cannot achieve nearly the same amount of death as a firearm or explosive. Find me one instance where someone has gone on a murder spree with a car. Also you are arguing against something I have not said. I did not say ban all guns, I said restrict access to certain kinds of guns such as automatic or semi automatic weapons.
2. So explosives should not be restricted? Anybody should be able to go to explodo mart and pick up a block of C-4 just like that? you see no problem with that?
3. sure have all that too. However what is enabling crazies to go on killing rampages? I would argue easy access to tools of extensive murder. such as semi automatic and automatic weapons.
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