On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:05:03 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Oct 8, 6:40*pm, jps wrote:

Let's get real, Tim. *Guns are very good at what they're designed to
do, kill things.


I know, I use them around the farm for varmint control. They're very
efficient.

I'm assuming you wouldn't go out there to kill varmints with a sword,
a knife or a bludgeon as long as you have an efficient weapon like a
gun.

I think most people agree with you, including those who are targeting
other humans.

What I don't understand is why folks like you don't recognize that
human beings are mutable, territorial, protective of their lot and
family and can be convinced or convince themselves that justice,
vigilantism or retribution are perfectly good solutions, answered with
the use of a very efficient killing tool.

And that Americans are especially vulnerable to requiring immediate
gratificaiton.

It's how bin Laden sucked us into spending trillions and thousands of
lives in a dubious adventure. Poke the idiot and watch him go insane.
That's the USA.

You think wider distribution and availability of weapons is a good
development?