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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Wow... well the NRA is a very strong lobby here... and money talks when politicians are listening.
Yes, I recall when reading the Professor and the Madman how he described the violence with guns was virtually unheard of in England and how this American shooting someone was an extremely rare occurance.
Although, is killing someone with a knife or cross bow or arrow any less violent and tragic than using a gun?
BOb
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No less tragic, just a lot less difficult. We sometimes forget that the lethality of guns is way higher than more primitive means. To kill someone with a knife takes a very skilled or lucky blow. Same with an arrow or crossbow bolt. Maybe slightly less lucky. But to kill with a bullet takes proximity and a gun.