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Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay
Furthermore, why do guns have that air about them? I mean, you could just as easily kill someone with a steak knife as you could with a gun. Yet if you were to put a steak knife down on a kitchen table beside a 9mm of, peoples eyes would be far more drawn to the gun then the steak knife. Why is that? Is it because you can kill someone from a distance as opposed to being right in their face?
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I'll give you 2 steak knives against my gun anyday. I am quite confident I will come out on top.
Guns are dangerous as hell. How many accidental deaths are there every year from guns kept in homes? Probably a hell of a lot more than accidental deaths from knives.
I am glad we live in a society that doesn't allow us to carry concealed weapons. I think it does lead to an "arms" race. If some mentally unbalanced guy pulls one on me because I cut him off on the Deerfoot or something I want to be able to defend myself. I don't think throwing a steak knife at him is going to accomplish that.
I prefer that they are for the most part outlawed. Some people will get their hands on them (gang members etc..) but hopefully they use them on each other and not the general public.