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Gun Control & RKBA

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

2. Cart before the horse? The horse is here -- the carting is rolling down hill on its own.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 05:11 PM

Aug 2016

Let's assume the respondent's point: All guns are designed to kill.

The question then becomes: Is killing ever justified?

If the answer is, "Yes" then the respondent is stating that civilians should never be allowed to do that which is justified.

If the answer is, "No" then the respondent is stating civilians should be subjected to a state that possesses a monopoly on wielding that which is never justified.

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Is the cart in front of the horse? [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 OP

First, the message makes little sense, if one is familiar with guns. jmg257 Aug 2016 #1

Context: discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #4

Wow - I am just impressed they got a thread there to go on for more then 4 susbsequent posts. jmg257 Aug 2016 #7

Cart before the horse? The horse is here -- the carting is rolling down hill on its own. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #2

thanks for the elegant response discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #5

My guns are designed to save lives... ileus Aug 2016 #3

There are those who ascribe the act of homicide... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #6