if I knew that I was giving a gun to a person who meant to kill a roomful of people, would it suffice to say that it was his responsibility, not mine?
No, clearly not. In this case you are also an active participant
in the crime. Do you not see this as a different issue from
selling something that anyone can choose to buy and that only some
users may choose to use for criminal purposes? Examples abound:
Cars, boats, guns, knives, computers, fertilizer, gasoline,
rope, bricks. Drugs and pornography are just two more examples
as far as I'm concerned. Both have legitimate peaceful uses even
though you may find them to be immoral. If I provide candy to
someone I know means to use it to kidnap a child, I am guilty. If
I sell candy which unbeknownst to me is used for that purpose, I
am not. I think it is easier to see this with non-emotion laden
products such as candy but it remains equally true for guns and
other "evil" things.
Dave |
