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Dangerous weapons are not inherently unsafe. Take a Glock, for example. It is a deadly weapon, designed for one thing and one thing alone. It is, however, on

by sneak 2y ago

Dangerous weapons are not inherently unsafe. Take a Glock, for example. It is a deadly weapon, designed for one thing and one thing alone. It is, however, one of the safest machines ever built.

CRConrad 2y ago
The very existence of dangerous weapons, be they nukes or handguns (or swords or tanks), makes the world less of a safe place than if they didn't exist. Existence is pretty much the most inherent attribute anything can have, AFAICS, so yes: Dangerous weapons are inherently unsafe. (Take that Glock, for example -- that's exactly the problem, that someone can take it. Might be someone who knows how to remove the safety.)
- sneak 2y ago
  > makes the world less of a safe place than if they didn't exist This is false. Handguns and other small arms, for example, cause a reduction in violence as they proliferate through society, due to the fact that the use of force is not the exclusive purview of the physically strong. There's a reason police in most places carry guns, and it's not to shoot people; it's to keep people from punching the cops in the face. Nuclear weapons have vastly (and I do mean vastly) reduced mass deaths in world wars since their invention.
  - CRConrad 2y ago
    > This is false. Handguns and other small arms, for example, cause a reduction in violence as they proliferate through society, due to the fact that the use of force is not the exclusive purview of the physically strong. [Citation needed] > There's a reason police in most places carry guns, and it's not to shoot people; it's to keep people from punching the cops in the face. By the threat of getting shot – a threat which the cops sometimes follow through on. Handguns “make the world a safer place” for those who have the handguns... By making it a less safe place for those who don't. > Nuclear weapons have vastly (and I do mean vastly) reduced mass deaths in world wars since their invention. [Citation needed]
  - istjohn 2y ago
    The homicide rate in the U.S. is triple that of other G7 countries.[0] 0. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374211/g7-country-homicide-rate/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374211/g7-country-homic...
- Tr3nton 2y ago
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acjohnson55 2y ago
"Safe", in what sense?
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by sneak 2y ago

Dangerous weapons are not inherently unsafe. Take a Glock, for example. It is a deadly weapon, designed for one thing and one thing alone. It is, however, one of the safest machines ever built.

CRConrad 2y ago

The very existence of dangerous weapons, be they nukes or handguns (or swords or tanks), makes the world less of a safe place than if they didn't exist. Existence is pretty much the most inherent attribute anything can have, AFAICS, so yes: Dangerous weapons are inherently unsafe. (Take that Glock, for example -- that's exactly the problem, that someone can take it. Might be someone who knows how to remove the safety.)

sneak 2y ago
> makes the world less of a safe place than if they didn't exist This is false. Handguns and other small arms, for example, cause a reduction in violence as they proliferate through society, due to the fact that the use of force is not the exclusive purview of the physically strong. There's a reason police in most places carry guns, and it's not to shoot people; it's to keep people from punching the cops in the face. Nuclear weapons have vastly (and I do mean vastly) reduced mass deaths in world wars since their invention.
- CRConrad 2y ago
  > This is false. Handguns and other small arms, for example, cause a reduction in violence as they proliferate through society, due to the fact that the use of force is not the exclusive purview of the physically strong. [Citation needed] > There's a reason police in most places carry guns, and it's not to shoot people; it's to keep people from punching the cops in the face. By the threat of getting shot – a threat which the cops sometimes follow through on. Handguns “make the world a safer place” for those who have the handguns... By making it a less safe place for those who don't. > Nuclear weapons have vastly (and I do mean vastly) reduced mass deaths in world wars since their invention. [Citation needed]
- istjohn 2y ago
  The homicide rate in the U.S. is triple that of other G7 countries.[0] 0. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374211/g7-country-homicide-rate/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374211/g7-country-homic...
Tr3nton 2y ago
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acjohnson55 2y ago

"Safe", in what sense?

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