If you outlaw guns, then only....

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Ok, gun control aside, would there be fewer deaths in America if there were no handguns? Simple question: only Yes or No answers accepted.

My answer: Yes.

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Where Spexx errs here is that he thinks all deaths are equivalent: he is setting an Amish junior high schooler's death at the same value as Charles Carl Robert's death. He forgets: one was innocent. It is moral to value innocent life over that of the perp.

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Where urb errs here is that he thinks he knows what Spexx thinks.

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Are you about to tell me you've been lying the whole time? I read your posts, Spexx. They are quite clear.

Their clarity is lost on you, then. I am actually pro-death penalty. I am NOT pro-vigilante-ism. If everyone were to pack a gun, there would be many more innocent deaths. Read RK's posts. To paraphrase, he says "shoot, if there is any question. If you wait until the question is answered, it may be too late - you'll already be dead". How many others have that same perspective, and would shoot people who intend them no harm? These would be innocent people (hint, hint). I do value all life - it's rare that a death is better than most alternatives, preventing other/more deaths being the best reason for someone to die. You've read my posts? read more carefully, laddie.