Serious Change My Mind Number 1

25-03-2018, 11:51 AM

Teratronic Wrote: But if there were no guns, anybody could break into a house knowing full well that they could harm that person. Not knowing if that person in the house has a gun or not stops a lot of criminals from breaking in. You can't deny someone the right to protect themself or their family from someone who intends to harm them.

You're right. Knowing that someone may have a gun in the house can stop a criminal from breaking in but there are still gonna be criminals who will attempt to.
But couldn't you also say the same about melee weapons? Even if you're a brute with lots of strength, if you get stabbed multiple times with a knife or bludgeoned by a bat, you'll get fucked up.
If guns weren't accessible, we would still have other choices of means to protect ourselveswith.
Either with guns or without guns, you will always be able to protect yourself or cause damage to others. It's just the fact that guns cause a lot ofdamage in a quick manner with longer range than other weapons.

Quote:You can't deny someone the right to protect themself or their family from someone who intends to harm them.

I think you forgot to add "with a gun". I never said I would deny someone the right to protect themselves at all.