"It was a tool for me," Metcalf said. "Like Mom's hot skillet; don't stick your hand on it. Like Dad's power saw; don't stick your finger in it. A gun; don't stand in front of it."
I honestly do not understand how these things are comparable. A skillet is a tool for making food. It does not hurt or kill unless used incorrectly. A power saw is a tool for shaping useful objects. It does not hurt or kill unless used incorrectly.
A gun is a tool for killing. Unless it is used incorrectly, it always destroys or hurts or kills.
Would you argue the same way about being allowed to carry mustard gas? Or smallpox? That the freedom to do so is worth more than the immense hurt it is guaranteed to bring on the world?
The U.S.' obsession with firearms is utterly beyond me (I am from Germany). Just my 2 cents.
I honestly do not understand how these things are comparable. A skillet is a tool for making food. It does not hurt or kill unless used incorrectly. A power saw is a tool for shaping useful objects. It does not hurt or kill unless used incorrectly. A gun is a tool for killing. Unless it is used incorrectly, it always destroys or hurts or kills.
Would you argue the same way about being allowed to carry mustard gas? Or smallpox? That the freedom to do so is worth more than the immense hurt it is guaranteed to bring on the world?
The U.S.' obsession with firearms is utterly beyond me (I am from Germany). Just my 2 cents.