Run, you fucking piece of shit. Go go go gogogogogogog!

My niece told her grandmother about her fear of getting murdered at school. Feel that fear, asshole.

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    I was responding to the idea I want gun rights so I can be a hero. I want people to have guns because they want guns for any variety of reasons. I want legal marijuana because people want marijuana. Both have externality and benefits.

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      I want people to have guns because they want guns for any variety of reasons

      Everyone who takes firearms training learns that the purpose of a gun is to kill things. It is a weapon, and killing is its only purpose. Any reasons to want a weapon involve harming or killing others, or the threat thereof - even if the reason given is “protection”, it’s only protection in the context of hurting or killing someone before they hurt or kill someone else. This is why cannabis and cars are not a valid comparison.

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        Guns are for a lot more than just killing. Two other obvious things are target shooting and threat deterrent. Then there is the reason to prevent tyranny.

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          Target shooting, to make sure you can hit what you’re aiming at. Threat deterrent, with the threat of force. “To prevent tyranny” by killing people.

          Every reason is a derivative of causing harm. Every single one.

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            Literally people buy guns to shoot targets. Do you really think people buy 22lr to kill? I have weapons used for target practice and I no plans of shooting anything.

            And threat deterrent is more than tyranny, people carry guns so people know they have guns so they are less likely to be attacked (at least that is teh theory).

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              Your target practice doesn’t seem to be working because you are missing the point by a worrying margin.

              Let me try putting it like this: List all the things you can create or build using guns as your tools. At no point are you allowed to use the guns for destruction of any kind. If that’s not their only purpose, then this should be easy.

              Edit: Actually the hell with it, I don’t have the patience for this nonsense. Sorry bud, go back to firearms training and ask if a gun is ever not a deadly weapon if you wanna have this argument.