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Originally Posted by ken0042
I never suggested that we should ban all guns. I was just stating that having a loaded firearm within reach at all times is irresponsible; and I see by your more recent posts that you tend to agree.
I was mainly getting at the fact that a gun is intended to inflict harm; and should be treated with a certain level of respect. The analogy of cars and baseball bats was flawed, IMHO.
BBS- any type of competative target shooting is still designed for accuracy of firing a weapon. Don't get me wrong; I have fired guns at targets before as well. And I'm sure you will find that in general most target shooters are responsible gun owners.
I think all of us are dancing around the main point; that owning a gun is a huge reponsibility. I just went one step further in saying that I don't think that if this 91 year old was a responsible gun owner; that his gun would have helped him in this case.
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Would a knife have helped in that situation? If he used it, he would have been liable under the Criminal code of Canada.
Of course, you'd be hard pressed to find a prosecutor who would charge a 91 year old man no matter what the consequences are, even if he had killed someone in self defense. But if the man had say been someone in his Mid-20s, there is a good chance he could go to jail.