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Originally posted by NY Madman:
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Originally posted by Mobycat:

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Originally posted by NY Madman:
[b]By the way.... Guns are not dangerous. People are dangerous.
I disagree. Guns are dangerous just like chainsaws are dangerous and circular saws are dangerous. It just a matter of knowing how to handle them properly.

(yeah yeah, I'm talking about a different context)

And yes, people are dangerous, too.[/b]
A ridiculous argument Moby.

What else... Cars are dangerous, hammers are dangerous, steak knives are dangerous.

By your logic everything would be dangerous.

Inanimate objects are not dangerous until handled by an idiot person.

It is people that are dangerous. All these items mentioned require personal responsibilty. Every tool does and a gun is just a tool.[/b]
That's why I said: "It just a matter of knowing how to handle them properly."

A chainsaw is inherently more dangerous than a handsaw. Scrape a handsaw against your arm. OK, you might break skin. Now do it with a chainsaw. You're going to do more than break skin.
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