Debates
17 Aug 08
17 Aug 08
Is Gun Crime more important than other kinds of Violent Crime? How about than other kinds of Deadly Weapon Crime? Are Gun Crimes more important than Knife Crimes?
I ask this of course because I find many Eurasians like to quote statistics about Gun Crime but aren't interested in other kinds of violent crime.
17 Aug 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI haven't come across any fatal nun chukka blows to the head or death by ninja star statistics, but if we can ever dig them up, I'm sure they'll make for an interesting comparison with fatal gunshot statistics.
Is Gun Crime more important than other kinds of Violent Crime? How about than other kinds of Deadly Weapon Crime? Are Gun Crimes more important than Knife Crimes?
I ask this of course because I find many Eurasians like to quote statistics about Gun Crime but aren't interested in other kinds of violent crime.
18 Aug 08
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungI'd Say yes, guns were made just for killing.
Is Gun Crime more important than other kinds of Violent Crime? How about than other kinds of Deadly Weapon Crime? Are Gun Crimes more important than Knife Crimes?
I ask this of course because I find many Eurasians like to quote statistics about Gun Crime but aren't interested in other kinds of violent crime.
18 Aug 08
Originally posted by kmax87It's not hard to find "violent crime" or "homicide" statistics.
I haven't come across any fatal nun chukka blows to the head or death by ninja star statistics, but if we can ever dig them up, I'm sure they'll make for an interesting comparison with fatal gunshot statistics.
18 Aug 08
Originally posted by leestaticSo when someone's killed, what matters is HOW they were killed - whether killed by a specialist weapon or not. The fact that they're killed doesn't matter, it's the design philosophy of the murder weapon that matters. That's what you're telling me.
I'd Say yes, guns were made just for killing.
18 Aug 08
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungIn my country, yes.
So when someone's killed, what matters is HOW they were killed - whether killed by a specialist weapon or not. The fact that they're killed doesn't matter, it's the design philosophy of the murder weapon that matters. That's what you're telling me.
18 Aug 08
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Originally posted by Sam The ShamGuns can be used for other purposes, but they were made for killing.
Obviously not a gun owner. Recreational shooting is a great pastime. So is reloading one's own ammo.
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
Tell that to the athletes entered in the shooting events at the summer Olympics.
18 Aug 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungNo a murder is a murder, regardless of the weapon.
Is Gun Crime more important than other kinds of Violent Crime? How about than other kinds of Deadly Weapon Crime? Are Gun Crimes more important than Knife Crimes?
I ask this of course because I find many Eurasians like to quote statistics about Gun Crime but aren't interested in other kinds of violent crime.
Gun crimes are not more important than Knife crimes per se.
But there are also differences, if someone is waving a knife at me from 30m away I don't feel as threatened as if someone was waving a gun.
Anyway what are these guncrime statistics that you talk about, I don't recall any discussion where gun crime stats were quoted specifically at the expence of homocide stats. Can you give an example or is it just something you remember.
18 Aug 08
Originally posted by Sam The ShamI do not need to own any guns to know that they were originally invented for killing.
So how many guns do you own?
I have no issue with people using guns for recreational use. I am not defending gun-haters nor promoting gun-users. I am simply stating that guns were invented to kill, just like its predecessor, the hand-cannon.