Gun accidents? Guns are dangrous?

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NCAces, I'll try to answer your accusations.

If you had followed what I wrote in this thread, you'd know that I never claimed that a full ban against guns is feasible in USA. I wrote that I suspect that the conditions under which USA was founded - basically a bunch of Europeans committing genocide and stealing land - has made the Americans the gun loving people you are today.

The settlers took America from the natives with brute force, which was possible mainly because of British muskets. Furthermore, compared to the British, the Americans were a lot more accepting towards change and new technology - which later would make USA the super-power it is today. Following the patent system (of 1790) and other factors, the Americans made several significant improvements to the muskets. Examples are the smoke-less gunpowder and the cone-shaped hollow ammunition. Finally, around the Civil War, Americans invented the rifle (1850s). Meanwhile, Samuel Colt would invent the revolver.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not try to teach history here. I'm sure you can find factual errors in what I wrote (don't disappoint me, pvn!). My point is that significant weapons technology originate in USA, for the most part. It's your creation, and it has been a necessary tool in your creation of liberty and freedom. I live in America, and I've come to understand that the last thing I want to do is to mess with an American's "rights for freedom". Americans have a very unique society and a very unique relationship with weapons.

Because of this, I don't think USA will ever function without guns. To me, that's sad. Your death-by-gun-rates are very high, and I would say it is very likely that they will stay very high.

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Thanks for the history lesson, but as I expected, you still didn't address my points. Nice dodge.

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