(08-11-2019, 09:52 PM)Sneakers Wrote:

(08-11-2019, 11:47 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I understand what you are saying, and I'm not necessarily in favor of gun control, sort of on the fence about it, but I do want to point out that the argument, "more people are killed by knives than by guns, therefore we should [not have gun control or whatever it is you're saying]," is not a good argument.  Because you could just as well say, more people are killed by falling coconuts than by nuclear weapons, therefore trying to control nuclear weapons is a waste of time.  It's not a good argument.   

A crazy person probably can't kill 200 people with a knife, but with a gun, it's easy.  That's why people focus on finding some way to get some sort of control over who has  really deadly weapons.

Let's assume you can effectively ban guns and make them impossible for private citizens to obtain.  The crazy person who wishes to do harm to others will simply switch to another tool, most likely a car.  You don't need a special event, any cluster of people will do.  A crowded sidewalk, a bunch of kids waiting for a schoolbus...…....they're easy targets.  What's your solution then?  Do we ban cars?