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Originally posted by island911
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Are you just talking about cops, or military as well?
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actually neither...talking about joe average citizen.
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SUV's make people much braver/stupider than they would normally be.
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Agreed.
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Sportscars make people much braver/stupider than they would normally be.
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Agreed
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Surfboards make people much braver/stupider than they would normally be.
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Definatley agree
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What should be obvious at this point is there are any number of things that "make people much braver/stupider than they would normally be."
The questions then are:
do you take theses things away on the grounds of "braver/stupider"?
does it happen to an outragous degree?
do these devices cause more problems than they solve?
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In the case of surfboards, they kill very few, and even then it is the user not an innocent bystander. Cars are more dangerous, but are deemed necessary for transportation (although I could talk about the years I commuted by bicycle and what I think about that topic, but that is another rant). When used in their intended manner, cars are largely safe. Guns on the other had, when used in their intended manner, cause grievous bodily injury.
If you own a gun, how many times have you used it, and how many times has it saved your life, or the life of another? Of course I know the probable response to that question is, "well, you never know but I'm prepared."
There is no real way to argue this one, other to admit that I'm wrong and all the gun fans are totally correct.
