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The only purpose of a gun - a handgun in particular - is to wound and kill people, something civilians have no business doing. That's not the case with encrypti
by barrkel 9y ago
The only purpose of a gun - a handgun in particular - is to wound and kill people, something civilians have no business doing. That's not the case with encryption.
- wayn3 9y agothe primary purpose of a gun is to deter possible aggressors from starting trouble with you. the ultima ratio is to actually use the gun. for 99% of threats, showing it off is good enough.
- roughcoat 9y agoI've used a handgun to signal for help, to find lost people in the woods in Alaska, to hunt, to scare away bears, and for fun. And on a few occasions, I've been very glad to have a handgun with me stateside, because I came quite close to needing to use it to protect myself. Fortunately I was able to negotiate those situations without using force. Are you a pacifist, incidentally? Can you really think of no valid reason why a citizen might need to wound or kill someone?
- odonnellryan 9y agoGuns used to be tools, but they aren't in much of the US. That doesn't mean they can't be, but they aren't used as tools, so they've lost a lot of their value. Yes, if you're hunting, it's a tool.
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- cynicalbastard 9y ago> That's not the case with encryption. sure it isn't.