Another Teenage Shooting/Suicide - Page 33

Mayson

312 Posts

December 10 2007 01:22 GMT

#641

On December 10 2007 10:11 Manifesto7 wrote:
In Japan to own a sword you need a license ^^. My wife's dad has two, so I treat her nice.

wot?

u shudnt b able to own sords, they make u kill ppl

FrEaK[S.sIR]

2373 Posts

December 10 2007 01:23 GMT

#642

But less easily than guns do, so it's okay.

Mayson

312 Posts

December 10 2007 01:37 GMT

#643

o ok den

On a side note, I was looking at the NSC's statistics on death, and some people have died to really stupid things. One of the first items is falling, as in tripping.

Who dies from tripping?

FrEaK[S.sIR]

2373 Posts

December 10 2007 01:39 GMT

#644

Old people.

micronesia

United States24701 Posts

December 10 2007 01:41 GMT

#645

Why the hell do people keep saying guns are made 'to kill people?' This is not right. The first few guns may have been made as weapons, and many guns today are used as weapons, but they are not solely used for weapons. Furthermore, the percentage of guns that are used as weapons is not high enough to make the other uses of them negligible. Even in liberal places like where I live, there are many very active gun communities. I haven't utilized them lately, but I have in the past, and I have family members who go to shoots etc multiple times per week. If you want to continue arguing, try going to one of their meetings. If you are lucky they will simply point you to the seminar of one of countless people who have been forced to duck under a table and watch walls of people get gunned down because they were legally required to have their gun locked up in their car (the one I'm specifically familiar with saw her parents shot to death, and beforehand she claims the thought had gone through her head: "I could easily take this guy out...")

Not that I'm saying you're 100% wrong, but here's some perspective.

Mayson

312 Posts

December 10 2007 01:46 GMT

#646

Well, I think it's more that when firearms were first designed, they were designed as instruments of war, death, and putting food on the table.

As society became more civilized, other uses for firearms emerged: self-defense, home-defense, hunting, sporting, recreation, and competition.

Sorry about your friend.