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      6 months ago

      They’re not necessarily made for killing. Most people defending themself with a pistol (whose only purpose is for shooting humans) would not want to shoot for the head or chest

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          Was tornado cash made for laundering money?

          My point is that gun manufacturers will say they make their products for defense, not killing. Knife manufacturers, same. Hammer manufacturers, same.

          There’s very few products which everyone can objectively say are designed for killing.

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            No, guns are tools designed specifically for killing. They have no use as defense if they can’t kill. They’re not shields. You also can’t hammer a nail with a gun, or cut a steak with a gun.

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              You can sport shoot with them, you can hunt for food with them, and every military uses them…for mainly defense.

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                6 months ago

                How does hunting not involve killing?

                How does such military defense not involve the act or threat of killing?

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                  This is like saying veterinarians are killers with their tools because they euthanize animals…

                  Just having arms is a deterant, yes firearms are designed to destroy, they’re also designed as a defensive tool.

                  You clearly ignored sports shooting which is an actual sport, even an event in the Olympics.

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                    The fuck? Vets do much, much more than just euthanize animals. What do guns do other than shoot projectiles intended to kill?

                    How do guns defend without using the threat of violence? How do they act as a physical shield?

                    Yes, it’s possible to practice using tools designed specifically for killing. Cars are tools designed specifically for transport, and people have contests for driving those, too.

                    Why is it so hard for you to accept that guns are tools designed specifically for killing? That’s literally just what they are.