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Originally Posted by GGG
Knives reduce the consequence (in terms of numbers of dead and bystander victims) of murders.
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If we are talking about "mass" murder events, in comparison to firearms yes. If we are talking about overall loss of life (at least in Canada) no.
Don't you want to reduce the amount of people killed each year?
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If we want to play reducto absurdum why can't I own nuclear material. I mean they are used to create power and the homicides by nuclear materials are absurdly low.
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You have me all wrong. I'm not advocating for guns, I'm advocating for banning knives. They meet every "acceptable" metric for being banned, correct? Made for killing, you don't need one, we can have a registry, central storage, mental screening, works for other countries, think of the kids.
Reducto adsurdum would apply; if only knives and firearms were as rare in civilian hands as nuclear material.