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Originally Posted by Bluedragon  ...this guy who i'll just call "E" was saying how guns are the reason so many get killed and hurt... |
My usual answer to narrow, closed minds such as "E"'s is, "Oh, right. Because no one in the world was ever killed or hurt before the gun was invented."
I should add that I get called all kinds of awful names about that point in the conversation. I take that as a good sign, because it's how you know a liberal is losing-they can't argue with logic, so they go on to attack the person and his character, parentage, etc.
And they say
we're the "loose cannons"?
Psychologists call that "projection".
Blessings,
B
ETA: No, I've not met folks going into the military who are elitist/statist like that. I know they exist, but I have not personally had the displeasure of meeting them. Sokay, there are enough civilians to try to educate. For "E" and his ilk, I'd ask if all the guns are taken away, what he would do if his home was invaded by people whose intent might just be robbery, but might also be either rape or murder. Would he just stand by and watch it happen, or would he do something to stop it? (note that not all rapists are heterosexual, either)
How would he rationalize allowing someone important to him to be hurt or killed just because he wanted all those nasty guns gone? Taking away the guns doesn't make everyone a good, law-abiding person.