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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Firearms aren't weapons unless they're used to hurt people. My guns have never hurt anybody. They're not weapons.
Confusing? Try this: A ballpoint pen isn't a weapon until someone gouges it into another person's eyeball.
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This is nice spin, but here's the difference: a ballpoint pen's designed use is to create marks on paper. A gun's designed use is to project bullets at things at a high velocity. The fact that a pen can be used as a weapon is a secondary "trait" of the object, not it's intended use. A gun's intended use is to shoot things.