[Igottago]

Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll

It's still an argument because the people who wish to ban them can't use logic in the argument. Your assertion that guns are used for murder more than anything else shows that.

You could probably get the majority of people on board with background checks, prohibitions for convicted criminals and some kind of licensing. But whenever these things are brought up, they are accompanied by other things that make zero sense in reality like mag restrictions and banning based on looks. That's why you get push back.

People have no problem calling for a gun ban because it might not affect them. But there is no call for a ban on knives, the use of physical force or cars. Why? Because more people use them and they wouldn't want to be inconvenienced. It's much easier to demand something be banned outright when it doesn't affect you.

Oh yes, the age old gun supporter argument that other things can kill people too. Yeah sure, but those things have other primary purposes. A knife is a tool with a lot of other purposes than stabbing people. I need a knife to make dinner or cut open a box. The use case for a car is obvious.

What's the primary purpose of a gun? To kill or practice killing. There is nothing else you are going to do with it. It's a tool explicitly designed for killing. So enough with bringing up other items, there is no comparison.