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Originally Posted by crisis
Here is my quote-
Basically all that can be said for widespread gun proliferation and the law of the jungle you suggest is that it would lead to mayhem. It means not only do you need to worry about people who may mean you harm, you need to worry about people who overreact or escalate relatively harmless situations.
Nothing about "constant shootouts" and "streets flooded with violence". Those are your words. Unfortunately for you mine are note sensational enough so you need to insert your own spin on what I said. And what I said is totally supportable.
widespread gun proliferation and the law of the jungle (in which I mean every man for himself i.e. carrying a gun to defend yourself) means not only do you need to worry about people who may mean you harm, you need to worry about people who overreact or escalate relatively harmless situations which is exactly the type of situation I posted.
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Ah - got it. One anecdotal example is valid proof of your belief that guns should be outlawed, and yet an anecdotal example of someone saving his life with a gun is not a valid reason for them to be allowed.
There was no intent to insert spin crisis. I don't consider your example to be indicative of "mayhem" caused by private gun ownership, but merely criminal behavior.
You keep saying "if he didn't have the gun, blah blah blah" as if he wouldn't have it if they were illegal to own. This of course overlooks the plain simple reality that criminals, by their very nature, ignore laws. People intent upon harming others are not going to be stopped from doing so just because it is illegal to own a gun.
The rest of your post is merely the same inane blather you've vomited up before.