Thread: Another School Shooting
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Unread 3 Oct 2006, 19:36   #40
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Re: Another School Shooting
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Originally Posted by milo
Thats an odd question to ask, if the killing is legitimate why does it matter?
Firstly, see above.

It depends on what you mean by legitimate. If you honestly thought someone was a threat, when they were not and you shot them dead, would that be legitimate?

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Originally Posted by milo
I think that its perfectly conceivable that less people would die as the detterant would be greater.
Most shooters (afaik) have little or no regard for their own lives and already plan to die, so the chance of being shot is not going to be a deterrent. It might mean the guard is killed (increasing the death rate and giving the shooter another gun) and increases the risk of an innocent bystander being caught in the cross-fire.

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Originally Posted by milo
Regardless the number of deaths isn't the issue here, personal protection is.
Have you seen how many people are killed by their own weapon the own for 'personal protection'?

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I don't think the number of guns in a country is a determining factor in the number of psychopaths that exist,
Clearly A does not equal B, but increasing the number of guns around does increase the chances of a psychopath gaining access to one.

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Originally Posted by milo
if the number of deaths in a year for a particular region is of concern we'd have to look at banning cars.
Cars provide a service. the only role a gun has is to cause phycical damage. If they did something else then you may have an argument.
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