You seem cause/effect challenged. But first, please provide the source of the statistics set forth in your first, second, and final propositions.
Guns did not convince people to commit suicide. If they didn't have guns they would have used drugs to overdose, jumped from a bridge, or found other means.
Some of those means, like illicit drugs or even lawful drugs obtained by unlawful means, already are illegal. Does that stop people from obtaining them and using them for suicide? No. Suicide is illegal, too. Does that stop them?
How many handguns are there in America? How many killings are there? Does your statement that handguns are only used for killing make any sense at all? No. None.
Handguns are used for things, such as collecting, target shooting, as a deterrent (never fired, but there), and sometimes for hunting, to name just a few. Nobody suggested you use one to turn a log on a fire. In fact, probably not a good idea.
Show your true liberal colors and stop trying to dictate others' lives and to limit their freedoms. |
