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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I am trying to suggest another way of looking at it. What if we take handguns completely out of the equation? What if no one can legally have them but law enforcement? What if those who are caught using them are subject to some very severe punishment?
Suddenly the need to arm yourself in response to an armed criminal presence isn't neccessary. Not that I believe there really is any need at this time but who am I to argue with how you percieve things?
What I am trying to say is that we would all be safer if there were no handguns.
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The elimination of guns among criminals doesn’t eliminate my need to have it as a means of self-defense. It is legally and realistically justifiable to use a firearm to defend my family against a home invader armed with a knife or a pipe who is intent on doing harm. At face value that may seem like an excessive use of force against someone with a knife, but should I be expected to enter a knife-fight with such a person? What if I were an elderly person living alone? What if I were a woman about to be raped?
Taking guns entirely out of the equation doesn't eliminate the danger.