tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466597019504816922.post1243296396086908711..comments2024-03-06T21:42:58.051-05:00Comments on veritable pastiche: The Difference Between Guns and BathtubsSue Drummondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029774265525845620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466597019504816922.post-11679163637790778262013-01-20T08:14:08.334-05:002013-01-20T08:14:08.334-05:00Thanks for the comment, Jay. The point I was maki...Thanks for the comment, Jay. The point I was making was that the gun debate should focus on guns, how they are used, who uses them, and what (if anything) should be done. People who are anti-gun control should be distancing themselves from those who make statements like the ones above, just as people who are in favor of certain gun controls should distance themselves from their equivalent population who think that law abiding, stable, trained people should not be able to have ANY guns.Sue Drummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029774265525845620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466597019504816922.post-291202013515379022013-01-20T06:45:12.024-05:002013-01-20T06:45:12.024-05:00While I agree that banning bathtubs, cars, pencils...While I agree that banning bathtubs, cars, pencils, box cutters etc... are ridiculous arguments to be sure, based on the definition of "weapon" all of the items you listed here (except bathtub- I'll give you that one) besides their designed use also can indeed be used by a person as a weapon as defined by Merriam Webster:<br /><br />1: something (as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, or destroy<br />2: a means of contending against another<br /><br />The argument "When used as designed" clearly places the debate on the user not the tool. Criminals will use weapons in the offensive mode to victimize and exploit. Non-criminals will use weapons in the defensive mode to protect & defend.<br /><br />The gun debate should focus on the Criminal using guns to victimize and exploit, not the non-criminal using to protect and defend. Unfortunately legislation only impacts the latter group. Criminals by their nature do not subject themselves to legislation. y=f(x)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14429625410847401675noreply@blogger.com