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Originally Posted by Superlite27
Actually, if you really want to save lives, there are more people injured by blunt force trauma than any bodily penetration you can come up with, bullets, knives, broken bottles, ice picks, you name it.
You really want to stop the senseless violence?
Get rid of sticks, rocks, golf clubs, baseball bats, candlesticks, frying pans, and drunk husband's fists.
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You generally see someone approaching you with the various implements you mentioned.
The thing about a gun is that it can be concealed and whipped out in a moment. I hate cowards like that who are sneaky and don't give any visible warnings. Also, a person has a change to run from those other things, admiittedly, a tossed rock can do damage, and if your opponent is especially hefty, a frying pan might fly a goodly distance, but it's the pure cowardly aspect of whipping out a gun that angers me, having a considerable advantage at a considerable distance.