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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
You make some good points, and then you blow it with a statement like that.
So anything, such as a <fill in with absolutely any item on the face of the planet> is as much a weapon as a gun because it can accidentally or when used by an evil person kill somebody.
Yeah. Right.
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As Kenswing demonstrates in his post, motor vehicles can and are used as weapons.
My argument was not that the primary purpose of a car is a weapon, but it is just as deadly and if you don't think so, ask the relatives of the woman from Homosassa who was killed yesterday. While a gun can be used to kill people, there are other uses for it (hunting to eat, and competition shooting as examples). It is the deliberate improper use of the object that makes it a weapon if the intent is to harm or kill.
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Werriam-Webster, the definition of a weapon is: something (such as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, or destroy.
And just to be clear, the term "such as" in the definition is not all inclusive. Given that vehicles have been used to injure, defeat, or destroy, I would propose that, yeah I am right.
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Originally Posted by Kenswing
86 people were killed at the Bastillo Day celebration in Nice, France when a truck purposely ran into the crowd. I'd say a motor vehicle can be every bit as effective of a weapon as a firearm can.
Here's a list of attacks with vehicles.. Terrorist Attacks by Vehicle Fast Facts - CNN |