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Hypothetical. All guns dissapear. What happens?
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostIt depends on what you mean by "just as lethal" which is not a phrase I used. I said that it depends on the circumstance. Getting stabbed in the heart versus shot in the heart will leave you equally dead. From a distance, yes, a gun is the weapon of choice. In close quarters or when fighting hand-to-hand, a knife would be much more practical. Guns have the disadvantage of being extraordinarily noisy while knives can kill silently. It's all very situational, which is why soldiers are armed with both guns and knives.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostIn most circumstances, most of the time, a gun is going to be far far more effective than a knife.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by JimL View PostHmm, sorry, you're right.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI think he was just commenting on your political slant.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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This is a public notice that my "amen" of JimL's post #89 was intentional, and not simply "pulling a CP" (where I was attempting to report him and accidentally amen'd him).
Not only does he acknowledge I'm right (something we accuse him of never doing) but the boy actually has a point.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostSo you are saying that removing all guns won't make a difference, then?
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Originally posted by JimL View PostIf you could remove guns for good it would make a big difference, though that's not what I'm advocating. Laws regarding the ownership and use of guns is no different than the regulating other things for the good of society.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostSo even if you could remove all existing guns, it wouldn't make a difference because people would still find ways to get new guns. Is that what you are saying?
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostI don't know about you, but I'd much rather have a gun in a hand-to-hand fight than a knife. Also, I was never issued a knife in the military, and I don't know anyone who ever was, even those who got sent to the sandbox. I'm sure someone out there gets a knife...probably Navy SEALS or something, but it's not standard military issue with regular grunts. In most circumstances, most of the time, a gun is going to be far far more effective than a knife. Everyone knows this. I willing to bet that even you know this, but you won't admit that here.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostBut hypotheticals, by definition, really need to be based at least in some hope of reality.
hypothesis: a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
It's silly to discuss something inconceivable as a hypothetical, like "guns couldn't exist". Unpossible!Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostDon't you think it's a bit silly the measures you'll go to in order to wiggle out of the general observation that the lethality of any given weapon is entirely dependent on the circumstances in which it is used?
"Guns are more lethal!"
Really? Tell that to the 29 people who were killed in a knife attack in China in 2014. Would they somehow be more dead if the attackers had used guns?Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.
seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostYep. A negligible decrease proving that people don't need guns to kill each other.
Was that a lie, or merely a mistake? If it was a mistake, why haven't you admitted it, as you previously claimed you do? Or was that a lie?Last edited by Roy; 03-06-2018, 06:27 AM.Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.
seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostGuns have the disadvantage of being extraordinarily noisy while knives can kill silently. It's all very situational, which is why soldiers are armed with both guns and knives.
Hey, MM! Do soldiers get issued with grapefruit knives?Last edited by Roy; 03-06-2018, 06:48 AM.Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.
seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...
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