[MILAMBER]

Originally posted by Dreamer128: quote: Originally posted by MILAMBER: quote: Originally posted by Dreamer128: quote: Originally posted by Spelca: quote: Originally posted by MILAMBER: ... I ask you, where is the difference between shooting bows and shooting rifles? Is archery a noble sport and shooting not? Both were initially created with the sole purpose of killing, yet exceptions are made in one instance and not the other. Why is that? I submit that shooting guns is no different then shooting a bow and arrow. Both can be dangerous in the hands of those lacking maturity and training.

There's nothing wrong with shooting as a sport. But walking around with a gun is different. And there is a difference between walking around with a gun and with a bow. You can see the bow, and you can't see the gun...
[/QUOTE]I don't see a kid with a bow killing 18 students, but thats just me.[/QUOTE]This is limited to the hypothetical plane. Kids have killed other kids with knives and baseball bats before. Should nobody be allowed to own a knife? Should baseball be banned?[/QUOTE]Sure, kids can kill each other with almost everything. A pen can be very dangerous if you stick it in someones eye. But thats not the point. The point is that pistols are designed to hurt people. And they can cause alot more damage then knife's or baseball bats. Did any kid ever kill two dozen people at once with a knife or baseball bat? I don't think so.[/QUOTE]A little earlier in this thread, I was comparing a bow and arrow and the pistol because they were both designed with the sole intent of hurting others. You then came at me saying that they were different because you had never heard of any kids killing other kids with a bow and arrow. Now you say "The point is that pistols are designed to hurt people." Wait a minute. Lets break this down.

Both bow and arrows and pistols were created with the sole intent of killing. Agreed?

you say that bows are somehow less dangerous because you've never heard of anyone being killed with one.

You then say "A pen can be very dangerous if you stick it in someones eye. But thats not the point." Oh, so bows aren't dangerous in kids hands, but pens can be? Or is that "not the point" either.

Finally, you move on to say "The point is that pistols are designed to hurt people." We've already established that the point of bows and arrows is to hurt people as well. Therefore you are agreeing with my earlier statement by saying that bows and arrows are similar to guns in this respect? I guess I just got confused, because it sounded like you didn't agree with me earlier. Well as long as we're in agreement [img]smile.gif[/img] .