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Originally Posted by Ice
Restricting the purchase of guns doesn't keep them away from criminals. They aren't allowed to purchase them legally anyway, yet they still have them.
Guns aren't only for killing people. I had my gun for about 10 years and never killed anyone with it. It was really fun going to the shooting range with some police officer friends and shooting there. I understand its not for everyone, but not all gun owners are waiting to kill someone. Some people feel their gun is for self defense. Mine wasn't, it was pointless to defend myself in the event of an intruder seeing as the gun was locked up in one gun locker and the ammo in another. It was just for fun/sport.
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See this is what people who like guns say, and I get it the argument, but I don't agree with it.
The guns PRIMARY use, is to kill. Guns weren't invented to shoot targets. No one said, 'hey, lets take lethal force and shoot paper and bottles with it' Sure, that's what some people use them for now, but for someone to argue that a gun isn't meant for, or primarily used for killing (or intimidation/violence) well, they are just fooling themselves.
EDIT: I've been to a shooting range before, used a few different handguns, and enjoyed myself. But I'd have no problem if they were banned tomorrow. I don't need to go shoot paper.