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It does not per se increases violence, but surely increases the impact of violence. Compare a revolver with a semi-automatic or a fully automatic rifle: the spe
by mattashii 10y ago
It does not per se increases violence, but surely increases the impact of violence. Compare a revolver with a semi-automatic or a fully automatic rifle: the speed and efficiency in which you can cause harm increases greatly.
As a result of the development of such weapons, incidents have gotten a worse outcome.
Yes, you'll still have incidents without weapon development, but they'll at least not get much worse if availability stays the same.
- microcolonel 10y agoRevolvers are semi automatic. Breach loader or bolt action might be a better metaphor? Anyway, we have enough human bodies laying around that the most ineffective weapons can be mobilized to grave consequences. What you need is motivation. Also, if north americans are squeamish about developing new weaponry, that just means the rest of the world will catch up and surpass them. This creates a sort of power vacuum which would inevitably lead to an invasion or a civil war. I would argue that that's a worse outcome than outright war.