A firearm is an inanimate object, a tool, nothing more and nothing less. To blame them as the cause or murder and violence is the simple solution that ignores the real problem and does nothing to change the situation.
Gun control is the belief that a 115lb. woman can defend herself against a 215lb. attacker intent on causing her harm. A firearm in that situation is an equalizer.
To claim that banning certain types of firearms would make for a safer society is a huge misconception. To use that same logic if we all drove 3 cylinder 45 horsepower hatchbacks, there would be no traffic fatalities, accidents, DUI's etc.
I have a real problem with somebody telling me that I should devalue my personal safety and that of my family because firearms make them nervous.
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