tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post116012179156994170..comments2024-01-26T23:15:06.335+02:00Comments on Northern Light – chilled thoughts from the top of Europe: "Guns don't kill, people do"?Toby - Northern Light Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14342195033125549912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1160652609840429412006-10-12T14:30:00.000+03:002006-10-12T14:30:00.000+03:00My point with the "lasers don't kill martians, mar...My point with the "lasers don't kill martians, martians kill martians" sentence was that going after the lasers won't stop the problem, you go after the martians. Banning lasers or selling them at the liquor store won't make too much difference to a nation with a history of violence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1160135594444789402006-10-06T14:53:00.000+03:002006-10-06T14:53:00.000+03:00Clarification, ["All methods are in one way or an ...Clarification, ["All methods are in one way or an other more lethal than the next"] should be actually read: <BR/><BR/>"All lethal methods are in one way or another more numerous than the next least favored lethal method"KGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743739958015568193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1160132809685211102006-10-06T14:06:00.000+03:002006-10-06T14:06:00.000+03:00My prior argument admitted that guns are indeed mo...My prior argument admitted that guns are indeed more lethal than knives. That is not in dispute here. I also observed the fact that the pro-gun lobbies mantra of "guns don't kill people do" is a simplified means the GL uses to convey their message to the public.<BR/><BR/>What you are focusing on is the disparity in gun related homicides deaths with that of knife related homicides. Fair enough, the disparity is an undeniable reality, but what about the difference/disparity in knife vs. club beating related homicides or even club beatings vs. bare knuckles?<BR/><BR/>All methods are in one way or an other more lethal than the next, and shows up in homicide statistics which reflects the more favored method of murdering someone given the circumstances and the "revenge angle". In the context of a club/bat/tire iron beating, the "simplistic" phrase of "Clubs don't kill, people do" is entirely relevant, though it offers little consolation to the relatives of the dead victim that knife murders far outnumber club beating related murders.<BR/><BR/>What you are interested in, is the fact that most multiple murders involve a single gun, which is a very brutal fact, but the statistics also prove that the overwhelming percentage of homicides in the US involve a single victim. You are most at risk from a member within your own family or a friend, than an unknown assailant. Depending on the geographical location of the society in question, I would wager that the knife related homicides (according to demographic proportions) would outnumber US knife related homicides, solely because the lack of available guns....but people are being murdered nonetheless.Where there is a will there is a way.KGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743739958015568193noreply@blogger.com