 Quote from: Duckling on January 00, 0000, 00:00:00 PM Look, guns are never going to be a significant part of my life, unless I end up shot. I find the whole idea of a device designed purely for the purpose of terminating the life of another human being utterly repulsive, and I want nothing to do with it. That said, I'd really rather keep such devices out of the hands of all people -- not just criminals. No good comes of guns. Most of the time guns are used for self defence, they aren't even fired. Simply brandishing a gun will get people to stop a criminal long enough for the police to arrive. Also, good can come from guns. A seventy-year-old woman was able to protect herself from a home intruder with a gun and she never had to fire it. Quote from: Duckling on January 00, 0000, 00:00:00 PM You can make the case of a little old lady who must protect herself against the big bad robber -- when we introduce guns into the equation, this scenario just becomes a whole lot more deadly. A life is a whole lot more likely to be taken. This is a horrible thing. There are not good guys and bad guys in the world. Guns make it so lives are taken with just the flex of a finger. An armed old lady can scare off several big bad robbers without having to kill anyone. One can easly argue that the greedy criminals who rob people at gun point are the bad guys in this situation. 