On 5/13/14, 7:30 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/13/2014 5:15 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 5/13/14, 4:54 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

On 5/13/2014 3:31 PM, jps wrote:

You don't leave running cars lying around the house, nor are they
designed to kill things. They're what's called transportation, dummy.




One of the design purposes of a gun is to prevent *being* killed.


Another, of course, is to kill.



uh huh. So, who's going to declare a truce and disarm first ... those
who try to kill or those who are trying to prevent being killed?

Those with guns who are trying to prevent being killed far outnumber
those who actually kill.

I've never seen any valid stats that indicate that any significant
number of law abiding *civilian* citizens has faced down anyone trying
to kill them. And by valid, I don't mean the pseudo studies conducted by
firearms acolytes.