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Originally Posted by cellophanedeity
This thread is kind of scary. I'm from Canada, and the only guns I have ever seen are those on police (which is kind of frightning as it is, though I completely respect them having guns) and those which are in museum cases, showing antique weaponry.
I understand the need for guns, but even the thought of them is kind of scary.
No guns for me.
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I don't understand why everyone is so afraid of guns. They are just machines that throw little bits of metal out very quickly. Guns do not jump out and get people; I would be more afraid of a bobcat.
Think of all the things out there that can cause devastating, lethal wounds. Cars are an obvious example, a comparatively slow moving car holds much more destructive power than an entire magazine of bullets. I would bet fire kills more people than guns but nobody even bats an eye when someone lights a cigarette in front of them. Chainsaws, hatchets... heck, even a properly thrown rock can kill, and I bet most people have thrown a ball before.
Frankly, I think there are much scarier things out there than guns.