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Why do you think the "guns don't kill people" argument is broken? A gun is merely a tool that a murder uses to kill. After the gun control act in Australia the
by chrismcb 9y ago
Why do you think the "guns don't kill people" argument is broken? A gun is merely a tool that a murder uses to kill. After the gun control act in Australia the number of people killed didn't change much, just the method of killing them.
The problem with most gun control arguments is it ignores the fact that someone choose to kill someone. The fact they choose to use a gun isn't really relevant.
- jacknews 9y agoNot true, Australian homicide rate reduced substantially. Gun deaths and injuries of course reduced very substantially. And many gun deaths and injuries are not premeditated murders, but accidents, suicides, and "heat of the moment" situations. If "guns don't kill people", we'd trust (good) people to wield cruise missiles. Clearly the weapons do kill people.
- CompanionCuuube 9y agoWe do trust good people with grenades/rockets/missiles. They're classified as Destructive Devices by the BATFE and you as a citizen can apply for approval to own them. As for cruise missiles, those are covered by international treaty so outside the scope of discussion.
- chrisaycock 9y agoFrom Australia's own crime statistics: "Homicide in Australia has declined over the last 25 years. The current homicide incidence rate is the lowest on record in the past 25 years." http://crimestats.aic.gov.au/NHMP/1_trends/ http://crimestats.aic.gov.au/NHMP/1_trends/
- CompanionCuuube 9y ago"The US is safer than ever — and Americans don’t have any idea" America also had a decline over the last 25 years. https://www.vox.com/2015/5/4/8546497/crime-rate-america https://www.vox.com/2015/5/4/8546497/crime-rate-america
- adamrezich 9y agoThe same could be said of the US (as of 2014, at least)! https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-30/chicago https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-30/chicago