Recent content by The Devil's Steed

In this case, the 'increased use' is by those who have no intention of doing harm with the said guns, whereas otherwise the 'use' is exclusively by criminals. It certainly wouldn't lead to increased use by criminals since they already have full access to them if they wish.

If 'accessibility' was a factor then banning drugs would heavily cut down on drug use. If someone wants to get something illegally it's not going to be that difficult to access. The only difference in accessibility is going to be between those who would use guns for legitimate purposes (target...

Seditious, I apologize for the misunderstanding. I've done some thinking on the issue and I'll make sure to get back to you soon (later tonight, hopefully). Expect an edit later that will hopefully explain my (somewhat rethought) views on the situation in a much more eloquent manner than I've...

Guns are legal in the US alone in this study? False. Switzerland has a relatively low crime rate (as you showed) and they are armed to the teeth. Apparently every man in Switzerland is required own an assault rifle. That country is more pro-gun than the US and contains a much lower crime...

Your American friend is full of shit. You must be 18, national law. That said, rifles are hardly ever used in crimes so this doesn't apply to your theory since it tends to revolve around the use of pistols and high crime rates. That said, accidental shootings of that nature are still isolated...

How about a comparison between say...Canada and Switzerland, if you wish to play that game? :)

You're using a few isolated cases to make a ridiculous claim about gun ownership as a whole. In virtually every country where guns were banned violent crime rates shot through the roof upon banning. They never level out to the low they were at pre-banning. It's rather easy to commit crimes...

Any particular reason you name the 1970s as a starting point?

Winter could also mean 'the rough time period'. Hopefully he'll clarify on that.

To clarify, the most objective I can get is that I'm going to attempt to look at the different views on it and try to display a view on the subject that doesn't deny it due to religious reasons or take a knee-jerk emotional response to it. As for the religious texts..on second thought, this...

I suppose I will end up arguing a view on it in the end, but I'm trying to do an analysis that takes different points of view into mind and tries to come up with something rather than just operating from one point of view and arguing for that. What I mean by 'objective' is I'm not looking for...

You were taking a (seemingly) rather agressive approach and seemed rather 'personal' about it. Sorry if we had a misunderstanding. What is it I don't want to give up? My personality in general, I suppose. My intelligence, (some) of my experiences in life, my ability to help people with...

I don't understand either, really. I'll take a look at that thread, thanks.

Fortunately, I have that on hand. :)

Actually, I generally agree with this. One doesn't need to be a loopy moron with no brain to achieve happiness, however, the original premise of the thread seemed to be that you had to give up your mind to enjoy that sense of happiness. I was speaking in response to that; I'm not anywhere near...