Subj : Anyone out there have any
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Moondog
Date : Sun Apr 21 2019 10:35 am

  Re: Anyone out there have any
  By: Dumas Walker to MOONDOG on Fri Apr 19 2019 08:43 pm

 > > In today's political climate, it's hard to avoid discussing firearms witho
 > > bringing up gun control and gun rights.  The other day I heard a politicia
 > > say he only wanted to take away the "dangerous" guns. How does one define
 > > "dangerous?"  Poorly designed?  Inadequate safety precautions?  Or are the
 > > referring to the effect of one being used, which requires a person with
 > > violent or wreckless intent to create a dangerous situation?
 > 
 > That sounds like a trick... any gun is dangerous for the person/animal it
 > is being pointed at.
 > 
It's only as dangerous as the person pulling the trigger.  The same can be
said about a hammer, or an automobile.  Drive or swing at people with violent
intent, then suddenly your everyday implement is an assault weapon.

Regardless, what you say is correct.  Technically by that definition a gun
can be dangerous because it is easy to use, cumbersome, big, small, long,
short, of large caliber, or of small caliber.  Some can be dangerous because
they look scary, or because they don't look scary.  The earliest of gun laws
were written to prohibit people of color from carrying concealable pistols,
such as derringers.

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