Originally posted by
Wind
It's always interesting to follow these discussions. People get divided and the other side says that no, there's nothing wrong with tools which are capable of enabling mass slaughters and meanwhile the other side tries to do something about the problem albeit some of them are too emotionally driven, then again would I blame the victims of mass slaughers for being too emotional? Just think about it. Nothing is ever achieved, because the NRA is too powerful. In fact events like these just make people buy more guns. People get more divided. Cui bono?
Guns are tools and like any tools they belong to the hands of responsible users. Military grade weapons however should not belong to civilians. I do think that guns are cool too, but what isn't cool is seeing and hearing about mass slaughters all the time. I understand very well that guns are a symbol of freedom and a phallic symbol for men too, guns aren't the problem per se, but the easy access to them is. Many Americans seem to love guns more than their youth.