Stephen King on US gun contols.

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Originally Posted by August

No, the main use of any item is what it is actually mainly used for. Most guns are never used to kill anyone so killing can hardly be their "main purpose".

That's such a disingenous statement. Yes, a fork can be used as a weapon, but people buy forks so that they can be used to as a utensil to eat. A gun is a weapon; and a weapon is a tool designed to inflict bodily harm on someone or something else. What are the non-violent applications of firearms? Furthermore, the entire argument regarding the Second Amendment is predicated on the idea that the Constitution grants you the right to use these weapons to protect yourself from various persons that would wish you harm, whether it be theft of property, violent crime or removal of rights and privileges. You can't cite that and then go and try to distance the firearm from violence. It's why you have it.