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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Maybe we should stop looking at guns as "fun." And remember they're weapons, with the PRIMARY function being to kill. The "gun culture" is built up around guns being fun sporty things to use. I think this might be leading people to forget about the reason guns exist in the first place.
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You are entitled to your opinion.
It should be noted that the topic being discussed is the illegal use of guns to kill a person.
I would think your use of "PRIMARY function being to kill" is far from correct. How many Villagers live in homes where there are guns? Some studies show that number to be 35% for all of Florida, and 46% in rural areas. How many of those persons have used a gun for the illegal "PRIMARY function being to kill" a person.
There are "sporty things" people do with guns. Target practice comes to mind as probably one of the more popular uses of guns and there is no killing. Shooting things at targets has been around since the beginning of time. Peas, snowballs, rocks, knives, darts, arrows, baseballs, basketballs and yes, bullets.
And there are also legal game hunting uses of guns that do kill legal targets.
All of the above is without intentional use of a gun to kill a person. That gets you down to your "PRIMARY function being to kill." There are legal reasons to protect yourself with a weapon.
There are illegal reasons to kill a person. That is the issue. Those persons that choose to do that can and will use drugs, knives, cars, hammers, fists or any other "weapon" available.